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“An entire system of comharran – Gaelic navigational marks – surrounds the islands… A wealth of knowledge about the creatures which populate these fishing grounds is also encoded within the Gaelic language.” —by @tonguetiedfilms.bsky.social #MotherLanguageDay theconversation.com/how-scottish...

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European Parliament member 👇🏽

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Donald Trump is the President of the United States and the Spokesperson for Vladimir Putin. Only we in the UK and Europe will protect Ukraine.

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Van Hollen: "Can you imagine FDR in the middle of WW2 saying to Churchill, 'you know, we're not going to continue to help you until you turn over half of your coal and mineral reserves.' That's not how you behave when you want to support a friend who's under attack by an authoritarian like Putin."

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www.nytimes.com/badges/games...

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www.thetimes.com/article/5977...

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Sounds like a plan

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I wonder if JD Vance is planning to lecture his boss’s buddy Vladimir Putin on democracy and free speech. 🤔

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In conversation with Scotland’s female chefs: changing professional kitchens.

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Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.

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Posted without comment ... www.standard.co.uk/homesandprop...

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Here's the t-shirt @mrjamesob.bsky.social

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"More than 1,300 scientists have signed a letter calling on the world’s oldest science society to reassess the billionaire’s membership following cuts to US science" www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Breaking news: Federal judge blocks Trump’s executive order aiming to restrict health care for transgender youth.

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Free speech "is in retreat" in Britain, says JD Vance, who is part of a Government which is now targeting critical news organisations with politically-motivated investigations, while banning others from the White House for the crime of referring to the Gulf of Mexico by its actual name

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www.thenational.scot/news/2493774...

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Roses are red Dead is romance...

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Connolly: "Imagine lecturing Europeans about being afraid of their own electorate when it's Trump and Musk who are firing FBI agents because they dared to do their duty, who are having loyalty tests at the NSC...you're gonna lecture others about political tolerance of free speech? That's a bit much"

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Got my first "Violating an Executive Order" and "I'll make sure you lose federal funding" parent threat today for teaching "DEI" books in our upcoming "Liberty and Justice" themed unit. Even in "Blue" Massachusetts we're dealing with this. Anyway, don't obey in advance, and don't obey later.

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www.thenational.scot/politics/249...

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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #BookChallenge #Books 📚 (Day 3)

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It’s not just humans who like to dunk a biscuit - Cockatoos like to dunk their food too. Blueberry soya yoghurt was their preferred dip 😄 🧪

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Victoria Coates is President Trump’s former deputy national security advisor, now at the US Heritage Foundation think tank. I asked her how President Trump wld go about getting 2m Palestinians out of Gaza

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Good grief.

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Bernie Clifton’s grandad. St. Helens 1897

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Scotland's Green Freeports spark debate - are they a loss of sovereignty or a vital funding boost? Author breaks down the facts and the myths. | Andrew Sharpe @andrewsharpe.bsky.social

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Sounds like a plan ktla.com/news/califor...

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Just stumbled across this property description on Idealista, a Spanish property page. Honestly, you want to read this. It's priceless.

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I’ve just returned from Orkney - and while the weather was cold, I couldn’t have asked for a warmer welcome. We will continue working to deliver the crucial support and investment to ensure our island communities can thrive.

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Rory Stewart gets backing from the Pope in theology dispute with JD Vance - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

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A wonderfully elegant milk float, owned by dairy farmer Andrew Calderwood, who kept Springburn folks in milk and cream. Mr Calderwood kept his herd at Old Calderwood Family Dairy & Farm, on Northcroft Road. Good to see the family dogs got in on the snap.

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If the government really wanted to put people smugglers out of business, they would open safe routes for refugees.

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Murphy: "This isn't hyperbole to say we are staying the death of democracy in the eyes right now. The centerpiece of our democracy is we observe court rulings."

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Lots of trees down at Rouken Glen.

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"Sarwar couldn’t help the cause of independence more if he dressed up as a Redcoat and marched around Edinburgh Castle with a flintlock musket." Ach, don't give him ideas.

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The White House’s wildly inaccurate claims about USAID spending Eleven out of 12 claims about the agency’s work are misleading, wrong or lack context www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Hot tip for an impromptu living room construction site for toddlers: pumpkin seeds. Very scoopable and dumpable. Hours of fun. Hours, and hours, and hours 😬

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Hi Bluesky! Glad to be here.

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