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Muriel MacKenzie

@murielmm.bsky.social

Books, politics, Gaelic, Independence for Scotland.

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"Without feminism, the sequence of events that led to Mountbatten-Windsorโ€™s arrest would never have happened. Itโ€™s a reminder that feminism is powerful and important and even transformative, which is why thereโ€™s so much pushback..."

22.02.2026 20:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1899    ๐Ÿ” 472    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16    ๐Ÿ“Œ 15

Changing your mind is fine but lying...not so much.

22.02.2026 18:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My daughter turns 18 today. Iโ€™m giving her the gift of shared caring responsibilities with her brothers | Ranjana Srivastava As a doctor, I have a front-row seat to the physical, emotional and financial impact on women who find themselves in the role of primary carer

My daughter turns 18 today. Iโ€™m giving her the gift of shared caring responsibilities with her brothers | Ranjana Srivastava

22.02.2026 17:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Any sign of a blue tent in his garden? Asking for half of Scotland.

19.02.2026 11:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Cats are very friendly and loyal to those they love.

18.02.2026 19:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
I've Decided to Leave Here Forever.wmv

Take a look at this video, 'tender mercies soundtrack' share.google/9OspyrU6d4nj...

17.02.2026 18:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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As Nigel Farage makes Robert Jenrick his Shadow Chancellor, here's a quick reminder of the sort of man Reform wants to put in charge of the nation's finances

17.02.2026 12:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 704    ๐Ÿ” 389    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 52    ๐Ÿ“Œ 14

I have 3: can I get a retrospective incentive?

16.02.2026 14:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Time will heal Beckham family relationship, says Gordon Ramsay The celebrity chef urged Brooklyn to remember

BBC News - Time will heal Beckham family relationship, says Gordon Ramsay
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Why is this nonsense news? The BBC is increasingly ridiculous.

16.02.2026 09:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I guess she needs to prepare better.

15.02.2026 18:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sarwar saying things of dubious veracity on the Sunday Show whilst claiming to be an honest man.

15.02.2026 10:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...

14.02.2026 20:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...

14.02.2026 20:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Good that our former MPs care about their fellow citizens. Amazing that you can look at someone and tell that they are violent. What an unpleasant character.

14.02.2026 11:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Does anyone know what someone else is emailing about? Always an issue when money exchanges hands I guess.

11.02.2026 20:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm not young and I don't like them either. Would prefer Starmer if forced to choose.

11.02.2026 18:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Unpleasant man.

11.02.2026 18:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I don't think he can stop him. Foolishness.

11.02.2026 18:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We also need to stop all this anonymous briefing to the media. Politicians need to own their views or be quiet and get on with the job we pay them to do.

11.02.2026 09:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Local Authority staff are rightly not permitted to accept any 'gifts' for the obvious reason. It is long overdue for this rule to apply to all politicians too. Political parties should be allocated state funding and donations prohibited. Time to clean up our political system.

11.02.2026 08:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Except he was

09.02.2026 14:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 67    ๐Ÿ” 25    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Wonder if #bbclaurak will mention this

08.02.2026 09:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 37    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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We owe it to Epsteinโ€™s victims and to British democracy to demand historic change | Gordon Brown The abuse of women by figures such as Epstein, and of political power by the likes of Mandelson, must be confronted. As far as I am able, I will play my part, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brow...

Very good piece by Gordon Brown. I agree with it but would add proportional voting for the HoC to end safe seats and the cosiness that accompanies them. We have no equality without democratic equality. All votes should matter.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

07.02.2026 10:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 100    ๐Ÿ” 28    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

On 1 May 1517, xenophobic mobs, riled up by preachers who were in turn pressured by wealthy broker John Lincoln, rioted in London. They claimed that foreigners were stealing their jobs and welfare. Thomas More, then under-sheriff of London, tried to stop the mob with an empassioned speech.

05.02.2026 13:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 234    ๐Ÿ” 107    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Trump needs to be impeached.

30.01.2026 20:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
"Minnesota" - Marsh Family adaptation of "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair)"
YouTube video by Marsh Family "Minnesota" - Marsh Family adaptation of "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair)"

This was before Bruce; www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRHx...

29.01.2026 01:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 196    ๐Ÿ” 74    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8

Spectacular leader...

28.01.2026 18:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. Itโ€™s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free

28.01.2026 17:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 97482    ๐Ÿ” 40929    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4306    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5376

For aโ€™ that, anโ€™ aโ€™ that,
Itโ€™s comin yet for aโ€™ that,
That man to man, the world oโ€™er,
Shall brothers be for aโ€™ that.

From my family to yours, Happy Burns Night. ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

25.01.2026 18:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 237    ๐Ÿ” 50    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

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