Hallowe'en has been totally Amercanised, Black Friday has crossed the pond. So please keep Thanksgiving to yourselves.

Now, remind me again that non-Americans should mind their own business.

5/8 Septle bonus.

You cannot have a functioning economy when so few people at the top hold so much of the nation’s wealth. It’s not sustainable.

Doubt you need an American envoy to explain how to suck up to Trump. Flattery will get you everywhere. Just ask Keir Starmer.

7/8 Septle. Scraped home! ☹️

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3/6 Wordle.🙂

'Who needs a Reform government when we have Shabana Mahmood?' @ruthwishart.bsky.social, via The National archive.is/NRy1J

3/6 Wordle. 🙂

COP 30 was a complete cop-out!

The biggest divide is not between “right” and “left." It’s between democracy and oligarchy. The billionaires who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us. They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see that they have all the wealth and power.

"The Attorney General of the United States has set a new low for this committee," Whitehouse said. Shouldn't doing what Pam Bondi is accusing James Comey of doing be a scandal that would make her have to resign? In her case it's is easily proven that she lied to the committee.

A federal judge didn’t “steal” the Commander-in-Chief’s powers—she ruled that DoD exceeded the limits Congress set. That is the rule of law working as designed. What threatens the Republic isn’t judicial review, but officials who insist they’re above it.

COP30 overpromised, underdelivered, empowered distractions, backtracked on issues and once again gave big oil and big ag a free pass. Unfortunately, the suspicions of climate scientists (here in Brazil and abroad) were confirmed again.

I’ve been in or around politics for over a half-century now. I’ve watched as corporations and the super-rich flooded D.C. with campaign cash and ransacked our system. It won't be easy, but here’s how we break the corporate oligarchy and return power to the people.

3/8 Septle! 😀

4/6 Wordle. 🙄

Are we really as obsessed with migration as Shabana Mahmood thinks? My column in today's Sunday National.

4/6 Wordle. 🤭

Make your mind up time. Do we "stand shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine as long promised? Or cave in to Agent Orange?

"He knew the bonds of party must always yield to the single bond we share as Americans. For him, a choice between defense of the Constitution and defense of your political party was no choice at all."

6/8 Septle not much used outside America!

4/6 Wordle 🙂

I think every pedophile in those files should be outed and charged if it's within the statute of limitations.

Please don't let Steve Clarke be offered or accept a knighthood. He deserves better than a tacky honour. I speak as a long standing Scotland fan, and veteran of France '98.

Please don't let Steve Clarke be offered or accept a knighthood. He deserves better than a tacky honour. I speak as a long standing Scotland fan, and veteran of France '98.

Let'e hope the UK PM doesn't back his pal Donald in the attempt made by Russia and the US to carve up Ukraine without the basic courtesy of consulting them.

Presidents (and ex Presidents) are apparently in the Epstein files. Bring them on. All of them!

Five corporations control 90% of the US media market. Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today. Four giants control 80% of meat processing. A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry. The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.

5/6 Wordle. With three correct in line 1! 🤭

You missed two amazing late goals.

Just watched the goals all over again to make sure it wasn't a dream. It wasn't!!

5/6 Wordle 😟

JOY UNCONFINED!

Sarah Sheridan is one of our top flight authors at this year's Cove and Kilcreggan Book Festival, chaired by the bibliophile Susan Stewart. 3.30 on Sunday 30th.

Helen Bain - match apparently doesn't start till 7.45, so will get home in plenty of time for the build up. Pre Match Tension already high!

Guess what, because of these prices and barely getting the monthly bills paid…we aren’t having Christmas this year? When a family can barely afford these high prices yet don’t qualify for SNAP (even though they’re not giving them out lol) it really ruins everything for everyone.

Trump claims his ICE raids are going after the "worst of the worst". But his own DOJ admits that over 97% of immigrants detained in Chicago have no criminal record. It was always about cruelty, not public safety.

Scotland’s fishing industry delivers over 60% of the UK’s catch - but Labour thinks we should settle for just 7.78% of funding. 🐟🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 There’s a vote in Parliament today. Will Labour stand up for Scotland’s fisheries, or just stand up for Keir Starmer? news.stv.tv/scotland/uk-...

Not sure which contestant is crazier.

Listening to Steve Reed explain on the radio today that he can't say what Mahmood's plan means for kids of people who give birth after they've been granted asylum because that's a hypothetical Q govt can't be expected to answer right now made me think these reforms are going to unravel quite fast

5/7 bonus 🙄

Kensington and Chelsea Council is investigating whether Lord Mandelson committed an offence when he publicly urinated in the street last week, @zoecrowther.bsky.social exclusively reports "We're proud of our borough's clean streets... it is unacceptable for anyone to treat them as a urinal"

Next year, Americans will see the biggest jump in health insurance costs in 15 years. Meanwhile, the seven largest health insurance companies made a combined $71B in profits in 2024. It’s far past time for Medicare for All. Here’s what you need to know.

I was there at the World Cup in '98. Would like some more Scots with me in 2026 including the actual team.

Have to watch Scotland v Denmark tonight - probably through my fingers!

wow!