Ruth Watson

Ruth Watson

@ruthwatson.bsky.social

Journalist. Activist. Working for a better tomorrow today. Political perspectives. Sustainability. Resilience. Food security. Social justice. Scottish. Irish. Algerian. Kabyl. There is no Planet B.

24,674 Followers 2,196 Following 12,709 Posts Joined Sep 2023
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Ukrainian president Volodimir Zelenski and Romanian president Nicusor Dan intend to announce today that Romania and Ukraine will begin the joint mass production of drones. The main funding is to come from Romania's $18 billion share of EU's SAFE initiative.

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American swing voters and British Conservatives: “woah, is Donald Trump in this?”

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100%

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“Elon Musk’s Tesla given go-ahead to supply electricity in Great Britain.” A subheading underneath says: “Ofgem licence means firm can replicate Texas setup of powering homes, businesses and EVs.”

Ed Miliband must step in and bar Tesla from holding an energy licence.

Elon Musk is a threat to our national security and clearly not a fit person to operate in our energy industry.

We can’t have the lights go out because he’s having a strop on X.

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Groundswell Festival Groundswell Festival 2026

I'm booked in for Groundswell this 1-2 July. Looking forward to 2 days of nerding out on farming and food systems, possibly also some dissertation research. www.groundswellag.com #RegenAg #Agroecology

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Such a powerful maiden speech from our amazing new Green MP Hannah Spencer - take a few moments to listen & celebrate that a bit more humanity has entered Westminster & hope is beginning to feel more normal 👇

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7 hours ago

In Scotland, we have had animals on our banknotes for years.

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Israel’s war on Palestinian press freedoms – 122 crimes in February The lives of Palestinian journalists are no less valuable than those of their counterparts in London or Paris —it's time we recognise that

Israel’s war on Palestinian press freedoms – 122 crimes in February

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Thursday court round-up — A beanie with eye holes A round-up of court cases from Tayside and Fife.

A round-up of court cases from Tayside and Fife.

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Some British newspapers now seem more interested in pleasing American readers than reflecting British opinion.

➡️ Watch Page 94, the Private Eye podcast: youtu.be/m8kyoyGdCQY

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Tanzanian 🇹🇿 billionaire Rostam Aziz has taken control of Kenya’s 🇰🇪 Nation Media Group, East Africa’s largest independent media company.

The Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development sold its full 54.08% stake to Aziz’s firm, Taarifa Ltd, ending a 66-year ownership.

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Libya PM announce a new cabinet reset Libya’s political landscape shifted as Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah announced a 13 minister reshuffle aimed at strengthening the western Government of National Unity (GNU), as reported by The Libya Observer and agencies on March 12th. The announcement signals one of the most substantial personnel changes undertaken by the Libyan administration in recent months, and comes at a politically delicate moment for the country’s troubled executive landscape.

Libya PM announce a new cabinet reset

Libya’s political landscape shifted as Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah announced a 13 minister reshuffle aimed at strengthening the western Government of National Unity (GNU), as reported by The Libya Observer and agencies on March 12th. The announcement…

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⚠️ Met Office Yellow Weather Warning
❄️ Snow and Ice
📆 Friday 13 March, midnight to 9am

Frequent snow showers may lead to some travel disruption on Friday morning.

Latest info 👉 bit.ly/WxWarning

Stay #WeatherAware⚠️

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Beijing rejects Sinopec's request to tap commercial reserve, sources say China has rejected a request by refining major Sinopec to access 13 million ​metric tons (95 million barrels) of national commercial ‌reserves to offset an expected supply gap as the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran threatens Middle East exports, ​two sources said this week.

Beijing rejects Sinopec's request to tap commercial reserve, sources say reut.rs/4bgWieZ

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Bien évidemment, l'isotherme 0° s'abaissera en conséquence, jusqu'à en-dessous de 1000m sur un 3/4 Nord #France et a fortiori sur le Benelux et l'Allemagne. La neige regagnera les bas massifs

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It's not spam, it's information.

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There is a real weirdness happening among some who would influence England's political positioning.

In Scotland, we have had animals on our banknotes for years.

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There is a real weirdness happening among some who would influence England's political positioning.

In Scotland, we have had animals on our banknotes for years.

bsky.app/profile/keep...

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Elon Musk’s Tesla given go-ahead to supply electricity in Great Britain Ofgem licence means firm can replicate Texas setup of powering homes, businesses and EVs

Why? The Nazi-saluting ketamine freak tried to stir up civil war in Britain. He lies about the country constantly. Why is Musk being rewarded instead of punished to the full extent of UK government powers? It's another example of the putrid grovelling spinelessness of centrists everywhere

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Israel targeted displaced people seeking shelter on Beirut's waterfront. The strikes killed at least seven people on Ramlet al-Baida beach.

Israel's continued bombardment of Lebanon has seen the forced displacement of at least 760,000 people.

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Cruel, vile, creating lifelong trauma.

Why, America?

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RFK Jr.’s HHS proposes scrapping protections for LGBTQ+ kids in foster care The policy change was announced in a notice of proposed rulemaking.

This is disgusting, underscores Trump’s homophobic attack on queer kinds.

They’re going place gay, lesbian, bi and trans foster kids in homes that don’t accept them being queer, where religious extremists will harm them.

This is on everyone who voted for Trump.

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Not going to disagree there.

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There is a real weirdness happening among some who would influence England's political positioning.

In Scotland, we have had animals on our banknotes for years.

bsky.app/profile/keep...

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8 hours ago

There is a real weirdness happening among some who would influence England's political positioning.

In Scotland, we have had animals on our banknotes for years.

bsky.app/profile/keep...

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9 hours ago

There is a real weirdness happening among some who would influence England's political positioning.

In Scotland, we have had animals on our banknotes for years.

bsky.app/profile/keep...

0 0 0 0
9 hours ago

There is a real weirdness happening among some who would influence England's political positioning.

In Scotland, we have had animals on our banknotes for years.

bsky.app/profile/keep...

2 1 1 0
9 hours ago

There is a real weirdness happening among some who would influence England's political positioning.

In Scotland, we have had animals on our banknotes for years.

bsky.app/profile/keep...

1 0 0 0
9 hours ago

There is a real weirdness happening among some who would influence England's political positioning.

In Scotland, we have had animals on our banknotes for years.

bsky.app/profile/keep...

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