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Welsh / Scottish. Retired Engineer / carpenter / #STEM ambassador. #EV ZE50 #FBPE LFC Newport County Wrexham Cardiff Swansea Livingston Scarlets Dragons Blues Ospreys Edinburgh Glasgow And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make😊
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Change the narrative

What Andrew said. I have voted for both of these at different times, depending on the policies and the candidates and whatever is required to keep the red and blue tories out 👇

I agree with George. Since 'leaders' and governments keep putting profits and growth first, our infrastructures and systems are getting weaker. Try and halt the greed and focus on sustaining and stable lives instead. I'm certainly going to get a small store in to protect my family

The Scottish Government has two tasks once independence is decided: seperating from the UK, and joining the EU. They would happen in parallel. #ScottishIndependence | #RejoinEU

Well. Just saying.

The comments on our biggest Guide in ages are starting to roll in. I always appreciate insightful feedback on the reviews, how tos, blog posts, and guides we post on CoffeeGeek. If you have something to share, share it in our article comments! coffeegeek.com/guides/featu...

I know it’s Monday, it’s January and things feel awful - but this picture of Paul McCartney and puppies exists - so there’s always hope.

"We should now be imposing the same boycotts on Musk’s hideous fascist US that we once did on apartheid South Africa" www.theguardian.com/media/2025/j...

I hear what you guys are saying about the Oscars, and how they're a celebration of life, and the show must go on, blah-blah-blah, so-on-and-so-forth. It all makes a degree of sense, but to me it still feels like Nero fiddling while Rome burns. Or in this case, wearing fancy clothes while LA burns.

Missed opportunity to call it the "Switcheroo"and retroactively rebrand the original the "'Ol Switch(eroo)." #Switch2

I drive an 11-year old EV with a new battery, with a range of 475km. The old battery will soon be installed in my home, to power my home on cheaper and cleaner electricity. This is covered in a nice article by @neilmbriscoe.bsky.social for @irishtimes.com today www.irishtimes.com/motors/2025/...

This needs said again, given Labour's decisions this week in to give so much 'business' to private healthcare in England instead of funding the NHS. www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

Free Our Feeds! What is it! @freeourfeeds.com F.O.F. is an independent group with the goal of running THIS👇 social network totally outside of Bluesky. It's not us. It's a fully independent version of the network. All the same users and posts. Running cooperatively with us and others.

The Kelpies in Falkirk from above - an angle which reveals the mythical Kelpie horse hoof shaped design to the surrounding paving/landscaping! The arrangement of colourings of the paving stones also mirrors the design of the Kelpies. Incredible attention to detail 😁🐴🐴 #falkirk #visitfalkirk

Hi BlueSky, Pensioners4Indy just getting our name and logo on to BlueSky. It may take us a wee while to find someone to take on running the account.

Now updated to include SAGE docs from Jan - Mar 2020! thank you to @sandylaping.bsky.social for her amazing help! sagesearch.info

I know I keep screaming this into the void but just because climate change isn’t the *only* factor contributing to an extreme event doesn’t mean it’s not *a* factor. Literally nothing on Earth is unaffected by the changing climate.

Caroline Lucas, "We keep being surprised by these phenomenon.. Floods in Valencia.. Hurricanes that hit the US" "What else does nature have to throw at us to wake us up to recognise that this is being massively exasperated by climate change" Well said @carolinelucas.bsky.social

Why do high-profile child-abuse cases involving elites escape scrutiny? As debate swirls around ‘grooming gangs’, Peter Thurlow looks into systemic bias, selective justice and bandwagon-jumping politicians.

Farage, Musk and Trump: they crave your attention. Don’t give it to them "Populism’s preoccupations now shape politics in Britain and far beyond, suppressing interest in crucial issues such as the climate crisis and pushing the mainstream parties to the right." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Farage, Musk and Trump: they crave your attention. Don’t give it to them "Populism’s preoccupations now shape politics in Britain and far beyond, suppressing interest in crucial issues such as the climate crisis and pushing the mainstream parties to the right." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

DO NOT LIKE THIS POST: The Climate Crisis is already here, it’s time to get Organised.

LETS DO THIS: Close your Threads, Instagram and Facebook accounts … at high noon on 20 Jan 2025 right after you do it to X. The #GreatTwitterWalkoff can also be the #GreatMetaWalkoff. Let’s do it simultaneously and show our power.

The world famous Welsh singer today celebrates her 88th birthday. This is the little seen film of her first ever TV appearance in 1956 performing a song that caused some controversy when it was released

With the most recent changes announced on Meta platforms, we will be making Bluesky our main social media channel, as our participation on Threads is lowered. 3 of our senior blog contributors and I have access to this account and will be posting more coffee content going forward. - Mark

#YouYesNow #IndyClan? It's TIME for #ScottishIndependence 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

We are falling asleep at the wheel. The lunatics are literally taking over the asylum, and from what I can see, they are controlling the things that amplify their messages and actions. I don't have all the answers, but maybe start by ensuring we don't do anything that supports them?

@dom96.picheta.me I’ve been meaning to thank you forever for creating the list notifications app, it’s so helpful so here you go

📢 Scotland has faced tough times, some will offer soundbite solutions, pretending there are quick fixes. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 We're focused on putting in the hard work to unite Scotland and provide real long-lasting solutions to help our communities recover and renew.

Hey everybody! You may notice Trending start to appear in your app! Here’s some quick info: - This is a beta - Search page on mobile, right sidebar on desktop - You can disable it with the X button on the trending section - English only for now, while we test it Merry Christmas!

The love of dogs

I’m a dad. I like Jokes. Seems right that we share some #DadJokes from #ChristmasCrackers 1st ones so far this year: What’s a dogs favourite carol? Bark The Herald Angels Sing😇 Why did the pony have to gargle? Because it was a little horse🐎 Share yours with us for some festive fun 👍🤭😀

I’m a dad. I like Jokes. Seems right that we share some #DadJokes from #ChristmasCrackers 1st ones so far this year: What’s a dogs favourite carol? Bark The Herald Angels Sing😇 Why did the pony have to gargle? Because it was a little horse🐎 Share yours with us for some festive fun 👍🤭😀

Tomorrow's front page 📰 59% backing for indy if we get rid of royals

The Church of England and its tolerance for abusers is a disgrace. And these bishops who put the safety of children last, well behind their concern for the Church's reputation and fell feeling for their abusing colleagues, should absolutely not be in the House of Lords.

What's a "Yes" Group? All over Scotland, we're a grassroots movement of folk with a common interest – regaining our Independence, and getting back to the centre of Europe. We're not a political party, or aligned to any one political party. Find out more at www.believeinscotland.org