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Historical Fiction author writing about the medieval period. I love Scotland and its fight for independence. Also hiking, gardening, and my Westie. (I do not accept messages in Chat) You can join my mailing list and receive a free novel at @jrtomlin.com.
‘Intelligence would have briefed No. 10 on vulnerabilities’ – It’s not just Starmer, Brown was the same – Arrogant Labour elites have always had different rules for their own no matter the offence or the risk for the rest of us
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/02/08/i...
Epstein was in and out of Russia every few months according to his travel documents, but Mandelson was partying in nightclubs in St Petersburg and regularly in Moscow.
How did our intelligence services fail to pick this up? Or were their reports and investigations suppressed?
Ye see yon birkie ca’d a lord,
Wha struts, an’ stares, an’ a’ that,
Tho’ hundreds worship at his word,
He’s but a coof for a’ that.
For a’ that, an’ a’ that,
His ribband, star, an’ a’ that,
The man o’ independent mind,
He looks an’ laughs at a’ that.
"A prince can mak a belted knight,
A marquis, duke, an' a' that;
But an honest man's aboon his might,
Guid faith he mauna fa' that!
For a' that, an' a' that,
Their dignities, an' a' that,
The pith o' sense, an' pride o' worth,
Are higher rank than a' that. "
Pictured is a blurred, pixelated image featuring a man with an open mouth, overlaid with a "Subscribe" prompt. Headline discusses Substack profiting from Nazi newsletters, suggesting controversy and concern.
Substack is making money from newsletters promoting “virulent Nazi ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism”
One, NatSocToday has 2,800 subscribers, charges $80, and describes Hitler as “one of the greatest men of all time”.
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
The fuck we will.
05.02.2026 21:01 — 👍 281 🔁 52 💬 19 📌 5This is just part of patrol. ICE threatens you, points guns at you, brutalizes or kills someone in front of you. Every day it's somebody new in our circle. We gather around them while they work through the stress and fear and then, to the person, they go back out.
My friends are so insanely brave.
Text: "Yes, home until I stop shaking then I'm going back out"
Friend who's part of a neighborhood watch group says their car was just surrounded by ICE. Is fine but obviously rattled.
06.02.2026 21:01 — 👍 194 🔁 19 💬 2 📌 6
Genius Doesn't Excuse What Chomsky Did. Goodbye, Noam.
Truth!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoZi...
And you accuse others of doing 'attention seeking shit'... 🙄
07.02.2026 23:45 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0And its owner had nothing to do with it? Not that I'm defending that lowlife Lewis, but he is not the only guilty party.
07.02.2026 23:41 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Post publisher Will Lewis says he's stepping down, days after the Post cut a third of its staff.
07.02.2026 23:35 — 👍 567 🔁 127 💬 39 📌 16
A magical adventure story with kindness and values.
www.amazon.com/Housie-Mousi... #freebook #ku #kufree #freereads #freereading #story #mg #entertainment
this week in stupid: February 7 edition
open.substack.com/pub/jefftied...
Melania FURIOUS as German Late Night BRUTALLY ROASTS Her Movie!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D45J...
Fox Host Slams Leavitt Over Racist Post ... Instantly Crumbles
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h2f...
this is the hennepin county sheriff’s office deputies, not the minneapolis police. the whipple isn’t even minneapolis
07.02.2026 20:50 — 👍 265 🔁 83 💬 11 📌 2
A man throws a curling stone down the ice.
The icy sweet spot for curling is at −4.5 °C. Just half a degree warmer or colder, and play deteriorates: cen.acs.org/articles/92/...
#Olympics #MilanoCortina2026 #chemsky 🧪
Donald Trump is likely to be implicated...
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles #Trump #EpsteinFiles #POTUS
After consulting with Trump chief of staff Susie Wiles, intel chief Tulsi Gabbard is hiding "evidence of an unusual phone call between an individual associated with foreign intelligence and a person close to Donald Trump," according to the Guardian.
Criminals are running our federal government.
He thinks it is a threat, but in fact, the way things are going Labour is only swirling further down the cludgie. So it might hurt Reform more than help it. Besides, there are some in Reform named in the Epstein files. The only ones looking clean as I can see are Greens, Plaid Cymru, and SNP.
07.02.2026 20:52 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0That would be ... interesting. Sooner rather than later might actually be better for Labour because I am convinced things are only going to get worse for them.
07.02.2026 20:47 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0This is desperate end of game stuff from Starmer & his amateur Downing Street operation. A Labour Govt elected with a 174 majority 18 months pressing the self-destruction button? Is that all he & McSweeney have left apart from the line: 'don't worry the bond markets?'
07.02.2026 19:10 — 👍 11 🔁 7 💬 2 📌 0Nice!
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It's time for Keir Starmer to do the right thing and step down.
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
People need to realize there is no objective federal law enforcement anymore. You are investigated and punished solely because you crossed the regime.
07.02.2026 19:14 — 👍 294 🔁 62 💬 4 📌 1Scotland didn't sell their NHS out to Palantir!
07.02.2026 18:54 — 👍 12 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 0Fascists get tae #Scotland
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