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Ian Mackay

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Occasional gardener up in the North Highlands. Independence for Scotland. Politics on the left. Love Celtic FC.

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This is the US outsourcing the environmental and energy issues that plague surrounding communities. AI at this point is little more than mass surveillance. Kick them out.

03.03.2026 10:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A ground invasion takes months of planning. Israel obviously think Hezbollah are weak enough for them to do this. Time will tell.

03.03.2026 09:42 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'd imagine the US would be putting him under heavy pressure to use Cyprus, given that their own bases are getting smashed. Of course that makes the base there an even bigger target than it already was. Not defending Starmer but it's not the same situation as Spain. Cyprus is strategically huge.

03.03.2026 09:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Is this war all about the dollar? As the FT has noted: Regime change, a campaign to stop Tehran’s ballistic missile programme, help for protesters and retribution for the deaths of American soldiers. Donald Trump has cited several rea...

Is this war all about the dollar? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/03...

03.03.2026 07:34 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

The US want to use Cyprus because their own bases have been smashed. This isn't protecting anyone, it's putting a massive target on the base and ordinary Cypriots - many who already hate having a British base there.

02.03.2026 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

How come β€œHow are you going to pay for it?” is never asked about endless war?

02.03.2026 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 16539    πŸ” 3986    πŸ’¬ 621    πŸ“Œ 165

There's a reason the US are keeping their aircraft carriers so far out of range they're virtual bystanders.

02.03.2026 13:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Start telling people that low immigration means a rising retirement age and you'll soon see attitudes change.

02.03.2026 12:23 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Fuck would that lazy racist cunt know about work? Sat in the EU for years sniping from the sidelines and did fuck all for the UK.

02.03.2026 11:57 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That's basically the calculation Iran is having to make. They want to wear down missile defences then use their most advanced missiles, but they know the risk if they wait too long.

02.03.2026 11:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The only time Iran has posed a threat to the UK was when they stopped Scotland qualifying for the second phase of the 1978 World Cup.

02.03.2026 11:21 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

If you think murdering a head of state is a gray area they you shouldn't call yourself a journalist.

02.03.2026 11:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Or Israel targeting hospitals. Again.

02.03.2026 11:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The BBC have questions to answer here. Apparently they managed to censor out his other tics but not the N word one.

02.03.2026 10:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Meanwhile - when the world's attention is elsewhere - Israel has totally cut off Gaza again, so the already-pitiful amount of aid is reduced to zero.

02.03.2026 10:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely. In Celtic's case, football clubs have a brand loyalty from their 'customers' that other businesses could only dream about. It takes a special kind of stupid to trash that loyalty. The Celtic board have managed it.

02.03.2026 10:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Iran can 'out missile' both the US and Israel and haven't used their most powerful weapons yet. The real issue is whether the US/Israel can destroy missiles before they launch. So far, they seem to be failing.

02.03.2026 10:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I think we all know at this point that 'the rules are, there ain't no rules'.

02.03.2026 10:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you were a party in power that was promising "a fresh start with independence," do you think you would consider the impact of independence when issuing Β£3bn worth of Scottish Government debt? This makes for very uncomfortable reading for all SNP supporters. 1/6

02.03.2026 09:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Here comes penis shrinkage and violent mood swings. Ask any bodybuilder from the 70/80s.

02.03.2026 10:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"All the US is doing is showing the next generation of Iranians that the US is a vicious Government that goes around bombing children, we are fighting the Epstein Class that rape little girls or bomb little girls."

01.03.2026 22:58 β€” πŸ‘ 149    πŸ” 70    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3

It's billionaires needing rounded up.

02.03.2026 10:15 β€” πŸ‘ 285    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 1

Aye, stopping the ball going into the net with your arm is 'harsh'. πŸ˜‚

02.03.2026 10:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The US & Israel have been shocked by how good Iranian intelligence is. If Iran are hitting hotels, it means there's a military asset there.

02.03.2026 08:56 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Israel doesn't want a new govt - it wants a failed state in chaos.

02.03.2026 08:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

To be fair they've probably got a few less bases there now.

02.03.2026 07:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Keir Starmer is giving the US permission to bomb Iran from Britain while retaining secrecy over the precise US military presence in the UK.

We believe these are the key US military/Intel sites in Britain, which include major air bases and smaller sites.

www.declassifieduk.org/the-24-site-...

02.03.2026 07:31 β€” πŸ‘ 105    πŸ” 87    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3

'A bayonet is a weapon with a working man at either end.'

02.03.2026 07:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

International law making a comeback is it after been suspended for the last 2 years? How very retro.

02.03.2026 07:50 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The 'madman' who refused to develop nuclear weapons because he believed it to be un-Islamic. I suspect the Iranian govt will have a different view now. Genius strategy.

02.03.2026 07:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0