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😏 Musk vows to ‘fix’ X after polls show high support for Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Tesla and SpaceX CEO claims his social media platform’s fact-checking tool is being ‘gamed’ by governments and media. When something is bad and no longer working properly, best to leave it and seek an acceptable alternative

Love these ladies and protest songs in general!

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02... 🤔 does this amount to #manipulation of the hearing? The whole cse against the nurse reeked of falsehoods from the beginning

www.theguardian.com/politics/202... good idea IMO. What is Scottish Government doing about politicians deliberately lying

www.state.gov/secretary-ru... 👍somehow it feels like the start of peace.

Campaigning to free Lucy Letby is not the right thing to do, says Wes Streeting. - Guardian News. IMO Surely it is the right thing to do if she is innocent

Reintroducing wolves to Highlands could help native woodlands, says study - Guardian News. What a stupid idea and irresponsible.

Angela Rayner’s house building plan unachievable, construction sector warns – report from @cooke_millie www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Scots housebuilder and SNP donor accused of burying asbestos dust under homes. Really, how could Springfield Properties be so irresponsible. Jail time is needed for selling houses with a time bomb underneath. And a refund for those who wish.

www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202... 🤔 Europe's leaders will not sit back and wait for bad news to hit. IMO they are already plotting their course (not necessarily with Trump)

www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/... 😟

news.sky.com/story/ukrain... oops. can anyone believe what comes out Sir Keir Starmer's mouth anymore? waspi women? farmers? pensioners? Zelenski would be wise not to trust him.

news.stv.tv/world/humpba... by any chance is his name Jonah?

Loosening regulations on Nuclear Reactors. What could possibly go wrong?

www.thenational.scot/news/2493451... in a Republic, Scotland will have a better system of government. No more toffs titles, but a sensible working government. Only in #Scotland

news.sky.com/story/politi... Labour: nobody's friend 😣 How can they make such a hash of governing a country. Keep them out of ScotGov

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 🤔🤔😏 A spokesperson has said "the chancellor and the Prime Minister are working hand in hand". IMO that roughly translates as - a bunch of liars. Evidence is there

www.thenational.scot/news/2492556... only in #Scotland

the new Barlinnie prison cost has soared to almost £1bn. HMP Glasgow will be bigger than the Victorian jail, where overcrowding problems have added to pressures. Work is expected to finish in 2028 - Holyrood Magazine.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f... IMO Britain, and that means all those who took part, Scottish, English, Welsh, Irish need to come good for their part in British atrocities

#disappointed at BBC giving loads of space , photos to Israeli hostage return. But only a small paragraph with no photos mentioning Palestinian hostage return. In a way it makes my blood boil that mindless killing, genocide do not matter to the UK state www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cv...

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... to be "safe" for a few million years! How incredibly selfish to poison future life including our own species on a planet that is already billions of years old.

www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo... they just move the war somewhere else 😔

be careful what you say, be careful what you say. It's not the same country in U.S. the day

I had an uncle like that. Same haircut and could jump up and down without spilling his beer.

Becoming clear 78 year old Trump prefers living the past, and has set about turning back the clock in U.S. Ah, he might say, it was better back in the day. Sad for all who do not know what he is talking about 🧑‍🦳

Labours change of direction again! Plans to abolish non-dom status will be amended to allow a more generous phase out of tax benefits, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced. Do they ever keep their word? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

My council ...

www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo... #heartwrenching the wee boy who accidentally video'd his dad shot dead while driving the car. It's not over till Israel says it's over

can we really trust anything that comes out the mouth of this Labour Party?

Labour: when power is everything and promises are nothing. Is this the leadership we deserve?

🧵 Migration strengthens Scotland. It boosts tax revenue, sustains our NHS, and fuels businesses as employers and customers. Scotland is open, welcoming, and thriving with diversity.

This is Zeina, a 19-year-old university student from Jerusalem. Israel kidnapped her, caged her, and held her hostage—without charges, without reason. She was freed today, but her story won’t make headlines. Because the world has decided Palestinian suffering isn’t newsworthy.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... sour grapes from Labour's mouthpiece