You know when you go to bed, and sometimes you're a bit disappointed that you didn't do more about something that day? I'm disappointed in myself that I didn't drink more whisky.

Hey @spaincivilwartours.bsky.social - just thought I would let you know that for my daughter's 17th birthday I have bought her a number of t-shirts including one with a clenched fist and a 'No Paseran' slogan, and one with an image of a woman with a CNT FAI flag. We'll never forget.

Whether it is Musk or Trump or one of the many others, the fascism of the United States is infecting the UK - and I am a supporter of Scottish independence when I say this - can the UK afford, politically, to remain in the 'special relationship' with the US under such pressure?

🚨The SNP have seized control of Stirling Council, ousting Scottish Labour from power in the city More here: www.thenational.scot/news/2...

This is that other member of my family; a savage beast decended from wolves.

My family includes a member of a different species. We chose this to be the case. How odd humans can be.

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Lies, lies, lies and more lies.

1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️

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Trafalgar Square, London, 1938. Banner reads "Irish Republicans greet Spanish Republicans. Smash all imperialisms" I don't know the date or the source.

Good morning 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇮🇪 If you already had independence, there’s not a thing in the world would tempt you to give it up and surrender the rights to your own land and waters..and pay taxes to another country for that privilege. Independence is NORMAL everywhere apart from here

The last man in the room. BBC News - Trump gives Hungary one-year exemption from Russian energy sanctions www.bbc.com/news/article...

I was born 24 years after the end of the second world war. And it is now 25 years after the millenium. 😐

For the first time in history, there is a man who could significantly improve the lives of millions of people with his own wealth. Imagine - programmes to end poverty and starvation. But unfortunately, that man is Elon Musk. A Fascist who believes empathy is a weakness.

Imagine being a Tesla shareholder and thinking this was okay. I think we should all be playing a part in ensuring fascist fan-boy Musk does not reach his target. BBC News - Elon Musk's $1tn pay deal approved by Tesla shareholders www.bbc.com/news/article...

Ahem! Scotland?

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Has any journalist asked Rachel Reeves why she doesn't think the existing tax structure would return the £20bn 'black hole'? Or asked why she is trying to remove £20bn from the economy? BBC News - EV drivers could face new tax in Budget - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

In the local taverna. Question is, should I have what I was planning for tea? Or, pizza out the take-away?

I am a fan of Dan Brown books. But fucking hell, the Secret of Secrets - is utter shite. How the fuck did an editor allow any of this to 'get through'? It isn't just lack of plot, or that the hero, Robert Langdon, isn't dominating the story line /...

The funniest th9ng about those cover is that it demonstrates that Americans think that socialism is the same as communism, and that capitalism is the same as democracy.

It's about time this was assessed. BBC News - Why is land reform on the agenda in Scotland? www.bbc.com/news/article...

A racist in Reform? Surely shome mishtake.

Trump is going to be apopleptic this morning. 😆 BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg... Election day live updates: Zohran Mamdani wins New York mayoral race - BBC News

There are few people of whom you can confidently say "their decisions killed millions of people. They could've decided differently and millions of people would have lived." But you can say it about Dick Cheney.

You can't handle the truth! You have the luxury of not knowing what I know - the smell of the onions. The smell of the mustard. The impact of a sandwich as it hits your body armour.

"Picture the sandwich... discarded, broken, onions and mustard splattered out on the pavement. Picture the bread... earthy, wheat... now imagine it's white."

Oh my God. Is this not being televised?

There is a magic money tree. It's called the Bank of England. Governments with their own central bank don't tax and spend; they spend and tax. The government black hole is actually a surplus in the economy. It will be returned as tax within the existing tax regime.

This is all because of a £20bn 'black hole'. This is actually a surplus in the economy. She doesn't have to balance the books. BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw... Reeves refuses to rule out tax rises in Budget as she says she will make 'necessary choices' - live updates - BBC News

🇬🇧 The Red Tories (North britain Branch Office) are now willing to work with the Fascists in order to defeat the SNP 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Why a 2p increase in UK income tax will cut the Scottish Budget by £1 billion: read our first budget preview and find out more:

This is the last day you can download this for free! "It has been a long time since I read a story this gripping.very thought provoking. This story is so good it should be a film, I hope it will be and the author makes a fortune. This easily matches the quality of John Grisham/James Patterson etc."

It's too late for this one. But once he's gone, the US has to put in safeguards to stop someone like this having the power he has to do what he is doing - ever again.

Confess your Halloween sins.

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Free for download today. Get it now while you still can! "This was a very moving book, which I couldn't put down. Cleverly written, with two parallel stories from the past and the present." www.amazon.co.uk/Murder-Ausch...

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This is still free for download. Get it while you can! "Without doubt one of the best war books I’ve ever read. Whodunnit, thriller, history book, tear jerker, exciting. I read each page with pleasure." Mario Martini

As I drove home from my parents' this evening, I saw an evil clown taking his tyrannosuarus rex for a walk. On any other evening, that would have seemed odd.

*in England. BBC News - No free bus passes for under 22s, says government www.bbc.com/news/article...

BBC News - Mystery US donor gives £1m to Highlands steam railway www.bbc.com/news/article...

There seems to be a lot of talk about Labour increasing income tax by 2%. We don't know, of course, if they will or not. But if they do - I think it could be the final nail in the coffin that they could never come back from.

Whisky, Irn Bru and Scottish tap water – same tier, right? 🤔 We react to a bombshell report over false claims former environment secretary made about water pollution in Scotland

Trump puts tariffs up. Trump brings tariffs down. Then they go up. Then they come down. What tomorrow? Up? Or down? BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd... Donald Trump lowers China tariffs and announces end to 'rare earths roadblock' after meeting Xi Jinping - BBC News

Minority representation on TV causes outrage From the new Private Eye, in shops now.