Remember how we kept getting told that a European Army was a REALLY BAD idea?

The upcoming Holyrood election might not be a referendum but it’s probably the most important one since devolution. With Westminster imploding and their Scottish sub-parties dragging Scotland’s progress down at every turn we can’t afford to let them anywhere near Holyrood. This one really matters.

The “change” Scotland needs???

Cede not to Russia a single grain of Ukrainian soil. Never.

How World Leaders See Trump.

"Manifest expansionist ambitions of the three most powerful countries in the world — China, the United States, and Russia — are undermining the current world order,” writes Andreas Umland, an analyst at the Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies (SCEEUS), in this op-ed.

"The economic harm caused to the UK by Brexit is nearly double previous estimates. Brexit is impacting GDP per person by 6% to 8%, equating to £180–£240 billion in losses. If GDP were 6% higher, Reeves would have £60 billion more to work with — without raising taxes." #RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺

Just an absolutely gutting essay by Tatiana Schlossberg, a writer, mother of two young children, and cousin of RFK Jr who is dying of leukemia. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

Taiwan - Japan have been having this cute “food diplomacy” exchange this week with President Lai ordering his favorite Japanese dishes for lunch as China has been spewing hate towards PM Takaichi and Japan in general.

I’ve been in a room with Putin. He calls Ukrainians “Russians with accents.” His real fear isn’t NATO expansion, it’s democracy expansion. It shatters his entire argument for dictatorship at home. Because if Ukrainians embrace freedom, Russians may demand the same.

Footage has surfaced online showing unarmed Ukrainian prisoners of war executed while lying face down, accompanied by the approving shouts of those filming the scene. This is not an isolated atrocity, it is russia’s pattern. Execution. Torture. Destruction.

Am I the only one who baulks when journalists suggest Zelenskyy’s position in peace negotiations is undermined by the corruption scandal ‘whirling around’ him - what barefaced hypocrisy - the current White House is full of corruption and grifters that knock Ukrainian corruption into a cocked hat!!

Hi Nigel Farage, why did you try to block EU scrutiny of Russian funding for nationalist and Eurosceptic MEPs? You were one. #ReformRussianBribes Time to answer questions.

Just wonderful stuff - listen, enjoy, share widely Robert Burns the New Songs is an ambitious song writing project by Scottish songwriter/composer eddie cairney where the entire works of Robert Burns are set to brand new music. rbtns.scot

"In Scotland, all personal care is free at the point of need. The principal being, that our elderly have paid more than enough in taxation already." #Care #NHS #WellBeing #Scotland🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Independence is more than sovereignty. It’s Scotland’s gift to global democracy. #Scotland #ScottishIndependenceASAP #ScottishIndependence

Without the full powers of independence, we cannot ensure that our industries are safeguarded, our workers are protected, and our communities have the tools to thrive, writes Kate Forbes ✍️ Read here: www.thenational.scot/politi...

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

When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2014 Ukraine didn’t have an organized military. The military formed because of the invasion. Putin saying Ukraine threatened them was nonsensical. They invaded in 2014 because they thought Ukraine was defenseless.

Meanwhile, Scotland is the member who has to hand over their pay packets to the 'head' of the house, get's half back to spend on themselves, has to pay interest in the debt when the head overspends, and isn't allowed to move out to another home that suits them better.

Ukrainian leader spoke with JD Vance this afternoon after receiving a reported US ultimatum to sign the deal. Fuck JD Vance Fuck Donald Trump AND Fuck Putin I Stand with Ukraine and Zelensky 🌻🇺🇦

“Did Nathan Gill ever say anything you disagree with in return for his bribes from a Kremlin stooge?” “Did you, in your roles as his boss, friend, mentor & party leader, ever question his full-throated support for an enemy of the UK and if not, why not?” You can have those for nothing, lads.

Newmarket MP Matt Hancock gave a £37bn Covid testing contract to Jockey Club director Dido Harding, who subcontracted it to Grand National sponsor Randox, employer of Tory MP Owen Paterson, whose late wife chaired Aintree racecourse. That's how the Tories handled the pandemic.

It's January 31st, 2020, and Nathan Gill is celebrating our imminent departure from the EU.... and that terrible idea of a European Army. Hmm, now I wonder who else would have been delighted about that.

Thump betrays Ukraine - appeasing War criminal Putin Over Zelensky is horrific - Putin invaded Ukraine has murdered thousands of citizens - bombed school hospitals n homes - he shames America n Americans

⚡️Drones reportedly strike electric substation in occupied Crimea. The Yany Kapu electric substation in northern Crimea was targeted by drones overnight on Nov. 22, Telegram channel Astra reported.

Putin emboldened and, it seems, soon to be rewarded for his aggression against Ukraine thanks to Trump. Still not yet a year in office, so there’s plenty more global damage he could do. 🤬

President Zelenskyy rejected “Trump’s”Peace Deal that gave in to Putin’s demands— “Ukraine may now face a very difficult choice, either losing its dignity or the risk of losing a key partner.” 🇺🇦

“According to leaked draft of the plan, Ukraine would be required to give up areas of eastern Ukraine that it still controls, recognize the Crimea peninsula on the Black Sea as Russian, cut the size of its army and pledge not to join the NATO military alliance.” 📌 www.usatoday.com/story/news/w...

Donald Trump has no decency. Any chance he gets he stabs Ukraine and its true allies in the back.

Share TF OUT OF THIS!#TrumpCrushesYourDreams

Trump is fucking Ukraine. I’m ashamed to be represented by this regime. People fighting for their lives and country and this government sides with the aggressor. Sad.

Farage can now be easily boxed in to a corner where his only ‘defence’ becomes: “Yes I spouted Kremlin propaganda & Putin worship but, unlike Nathan Gill, I didn’t need bribes to do it.” It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.

If you need a smile today this is it. Stormzy wanted to show you something he’s been working on ❤️

The only guarantee of peace in Europe is a Ukrainian victory over russia.

This raises the worrying prospect that overwhelming media power in Britain could be concentrated in the hands of a tiny number of very wealthy, extremely nasty and very right wing crackpots who will use it for malignant ends

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The brutality of the Trump-Putin alliance that has been unleashed on Ukraine in recent days is staggering. It comes as no surprise, but it is still shocking. Whether it likes it or not, Europe has become the last stronghold of the rule of law.

Trump can propose as many peace deals as he wants (or Putin wants, as the case may be)...Ukraine is not under any obligation to accept it. And frankly, would be better not to accept it, given that the terms involve absolute capitulation with no guarantees for the future.

There’s a surprise.

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Johnson spent years charming, bluffing, and backstabbing his way to the top. Positioning himself as a latter-day Churchill when the moment came and leadership was desperately needed, he showed us who he was... And thousands died. @noosphere.app www.noosphere.app/boris-johnso...