BREAKING: Nicola Sturgeon has been cleared of wrongdoing after a police probe into the SNP. Her and former party treasurer Colin Beattie are 'no longer under investigation', Police Scotland said

I'm not bothered about being correct, I just want others to stop being wrong.

After months of collective punishment and the death of over 40,000 in Gaza, any suggestion Palestinians should be removed from their home is unacceptable and dangerous. There must be no ethnic cleansing. Only a proper two state solution will bring lasting peace.

Well done, @humzayousaf.bsky.social, for calling out the disgusting statement made by Michael Gove to his face. 👏

Anyone who thinks it's a good idea to invite Elon Musk into Scotland and sooks up to him in the hope of boosting their unpopular populist party needs to be asked - Are you Reich in the heid?

Yes, we can all speak up!

“Everybody knows that the dice are loaded Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed Everybody knows the war is over Everybody knows the good guys lost Everybody knows the fight was fixed The poor stay poor, the rich get rich That's how it goes Everybody knows” —Leonard Cohen

One of the darkest, but less reported, aspects of Trump’s anti-trans order this week IMO is that he directed the DOJ to remove protections for trans prisoners from Prison Rape Elimination Act guidelines. Story at @theappeal.org today from @byadamrhodes.bsky.social: theappeal.org/trump-execut...

NEW: A Scottish Labour-run council underspent its housing budget by £9m despite blaming a lack of SNP Government funding for an 'emergency'

He should be in prison. Instead #Trump is in the Oval Office pardoning criminals. #Trumpinauguration2025 Some thoughts on my new YouTube channel. Have a watch. youtu.be/M6314w7Xvoc?...

The CEO of Octopus energy... “If we did location pricing, every region would be cheaper. Scotland would go from the most expensive electricity in Europe - to the cheapest.” 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 #ScottishIndependence

Well it took less than 24 hours to go after the military leadership. Trump fired the first woman to ever lead a military branch in the history of the U.S., Admiral Linda Fagan, Coast Guard Commandant. I'll keep adding breaking news as we move forward. youtube.com/shorts/T70ms...

Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"

Donald Trump’s revenge arc has begun.

A paper that understands its responsibility, in a country that knows it when it sees it. Impressive from Die Zeit. Refuses to show the salute, but calls it out for what it so obviously was. Headline: “A Hitler Salute is a Hitler Salute is a Hitler Salute”

Elon Musk's fanboys have tried to claim that his salute was not a Nazi one, but merely a clumsy attempt to hail – or should that be heil – his supporters, the Wee Ginger Dug writes ✍️ Read the full article: www.thenational.scot/politics/248...

The view from Germany:

Unconscionable.

I’m not sure what was worse: that Merrick Garland couldn’t bring himself to prosecute Trump on his own and felt he had to bring in a special counsel as cover, or that he waited so long to do it that Smith never got Trump inside a courtroom. History won’t be forgiving to Garland.

Devastating fire loss for these young YouTube creators (benjiplant and chrislibrary). www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xFo...

YouTuber @benjiplant has lost his home in the LA fires 😔 https://www.allforgardening.com/1153001/youtuber-benjiplant-has-lost-his-home-in-the-la-fires-%F0%9F%98%94/ Benji has shared so much of his plants and beautiful home over the years, from the pottery he collected in his travels to the …

OK, the first batch of these new 'read the news' posters are now available to download for sharing and printing from my site. See indyposterboy.scot/a5-flyers/

Happy New Year when it comes folks x

Dylan on Jimmy Carter -

All the Bob Dylan bits in "Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President" (2020) youtu.be/t952lJyh6hs?...

He worked harder for, and singularly achieved more, for humanity after leaving the Presidency than most US Presidents do when in office. You'll struggle to name many world leaders who've done greater work for the betterment of humanity than Carter. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ce...

Breaking News: Jimmy Carter has died at 100. A one-term president and peacemaker from Georgia’s farmland, he was beset by crises in office. nyti.ms/49WdF3G

Reform UK is actually a limited company controlled by Nigel Farage. In both form and content it is an authoritarian vehicle. By according Farage the same privileges as normal democratic parties, Labour is giving legitimacy to a party that delegitimises our laws /15

Merry Christmas BlueSky friends. Wishing you good health and fortune for the coming year. Let's hope we can make some fond memories to look back on.

Are you trying to read more in 2025? Here are some tips from me and BookTokers I spoke with. My favorite bit of advice? Don't feel bad if you DNF a book. There's too many books out there you'll enjoy tackling. www.huffpost.com/entry/how-to...

Has Starmer kept ANY of the delivery pledges he made to become Labour Leader? After all, he did make them in 2020 - so perhaps he needs more time...

Trump on migrant detention camps: "Whatever it takes"

Keir Starmer claimed housebuilding in Scotland had 'ground to a halt'. A news agency fact-checked him ⬇️

t.co/dWodo8ylzB Watch Ivan McKee @thesnp.bsky.social take no prisoners on Politics live.

Latest polling for Scottish parliamentary election shows SNP streets ahead.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Parliament constituency polling by Norstat: SNP: 37% (+4) Scottish Labour: 21% (-2) 🗳️ Independence support at 54% - the highest level in 4 years. 🔍 @JohnSwinney the most popular politician in Scotland. www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/...

2nd poll @snp win

Obscene!

Our response to the #ScotBudget. A welcome for moves on the two-child limit, but a reminder that there are 240,000 children in poverty in Scotland. www.povertyalliance.org/news-welcome...

This is huge. The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries 👇 www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/e...

BREAKING: The Assisted Dying Bill passes second reading. YES - 330 NO - 275

“I think Musk wants to bring down the EU and more generally the rule of law of liberal democracy, because it stands in the way of his tech-bro thinking. The reason he is particularly focussed on Britain at the moment, is because they have Farage as their way in.” @annettedittert.bsky.social

🚨 Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald says she will demand a referendum on Irish unity in her first phone call with Sir Keir Starmer if she wins Ireland's general election

Persuadable Unionists make up around 15% of the electorate. If we can move half of these people to Yes we’ll be getting close to 60%. Recent polling gives us some pointers as to what will start to shift them. A short thread follows, or read the post here: 1/4 indyvoices.info/getting-over...

Following an FOI request by @thesnp.bsky.social, the Labour UK government confirmed that the Chancellor held ZERO meetings with Labour MSPs ahead of the budget. That includes their leader in Scotland, Anas Sarwar. They didn't just fail to stand up for Scotland - they didn't even try.

Matt Gaetz has officially withdrawn from being considered to be the next Attorney General, David A. Graham writes. The move comes after bipartisan outcry against the nomination, and forces Trump to nominate a contender with the ability to be confirmed:

#TheDiplomat S2 final episode. Ooft.

New Tartan Otters T-shirts… go and check them out ! Kids & Adults.