Àdhamh Dàmaireach

Good luck and all the very best today to all our USA friends, family, and loved ones marching on No Kings Day.
You're part of history.
Stay safe, take water and snacks, no biometrics on your phone, no weapons beyond your voice.
Keep it peaceful.
#Solidarity from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

that's little rock, arkansas showing the hell up #nokings

Aicheadh na caillich' air an sgillinn - nach e sgillinn idir a bh' ann, ach dà bhonn-à-sia.

The old woman's denial of the penny - that it wasn't a penny at all, but two ha' pennies

(Said of the denial of a fact on the basis of a technicality)

#Gàidhlig #Gaelic #Seanfhacal #Proverb

Obh obh! Rinn mi mearachd-litreachaidh.

*Na th' aig a' mhuir cha leig am muir*, bu chòir dha bhith.

Ged a tha 'muir' boireann san tuiseal ghinideach, am foirm 'mara', tha e fireann anns na tuislean eile, gu dualchasach

Bha mise a' ceartachadh an t-seanfhacail, ach ann an dòigh a chuir e cheàrr!

“bite the hand that oppressed you” ft bunny on a stamp chomping a hand

Sen. Padilla pushed to ground, handcuffed for demanding DHS not lie Forcibly removing a sitting US senator, as they opposed the president's immigration policy, is a part of a broader slide.

A DHS spokesperson defended the detainment, accusing Sen. Padilla of failing to properly identify himself during Sec. Kristi Noem's press conference.

But multiple videos show Padilla clearly identifying himself as a senator.

See this “thug” being managed by ICE and the cops? Yeah he’s super dangerous! Oh wait, no; thats California’s Senior Senator Alex Padilla who made the mistake of showing up at ICE Barbie Noem’s press conference to ask questions.

Fascist America June 12, 2025

"My job is mostly rescuing children."

"We will continue working until we die."

— Hussein Mohsen, medic, killed in an IDF airstrike on Monday with two of his colleagues

If a US Senator is not safe from being handcuffed and detained for free speech, none of us are safe.

Na th' aig a' mhuir, cha leig a' mhuir

What the sea has, the sea will not let go

(A reminder that those lost at sea seldom come ashore, and that ships or treasure salvaged from a watery grave may return to one)

#Gàidhlig #Gaelic #Seanfhacal #Proverb

Adharc na bà maoile, 's duilich a thoirt dhith

It's hard to take the horn off a horn-less cow

('Like squeezing water from a stone' - demanding or attempting the impossible)

#Gàidhlig #Gaelic #Seanfhacal #Proverb

Christians in Jerusalem face restrictions, violence amid holy celebrations Palestinian Christians, like many others in the West Bank, must navigate a complex system of Israeli-imposed movement restrictions to access holy sites and basic services. This system includes nearly ...

www.ncronline.org/news/christi...

Brands during Pride month:

🌈 Exxon: no matter who you love, we’ll make sure your children don’t have a livable planet

🌈 Amazon: we treat all of our warehouse workers like dirt, regardless of their sexual orientation

🌈 Raytheon: our tomahawk missiles don’t discriminate

$105 Million Reparations Package for Tulsa Race Massacre Unveiled by Mayor

More than a century after the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, one of the most horrific episodes of racial violence in U.S. history, the city’s mayor announced a $105 million reparations package on Sunday. It is the first large-scale plan committing funds to address the impact of the atrocity.

One of the funniest jokes in TV history big RIP

As t-earrach, nuair a bhios a' chaora caol, bidh am maorach reamhar

In spring, when the sheep is thin, the shellfish is fat

('When God closes a door, He opens a window' - look for whatever opportunities are available to you, and you'll usually find one)

#Gàidhlig #Gaelic #Seanfhacal #Proverb

A shalachar fhèin leis gach rubha

Every headland (rubha) has a patch that can't be grazed or farmed (salchar)

(Every rose has its thorn)

#Gàidhlig #Gaelic #Seanfhacal #Proverb

A' ruith na seiche air a' bhruaich

Running the hide at the edge

(Living in poor or desperate times - the idea being that you can't cut just out the best part of the hide, for fear you won't easily get another)

#Gàidhlig #Gaelic #Seanfhacal #Proverb

A-rèir do mheas ort fhèin, measaidh càch thu

As you esteem yourself, others will esteem you

#Gàidhlig #Gaelic #Seanfhacal #Proverb

Systems are crumbling – but daily life continues. The dissonance is real If everything feels broken but strangely normal, the Soviet-era concept of hypernormalization can help

www.theguardian.com/wellness/ng-...

'S fhasa bhith nad easbuig nuair tha càirdineal 'm measg do chàirdean

It's easiest to be a bishop when you're friends with a cardinal

('It's not what you know, but whom you know')

#Gàidhlig #Gaelic #Seanfhacal #Proverb

The people refusing to use AI Worried about the environment and the loss of skills, some people are resisting the rise of AI.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

'S ann còmhla riutha a tha mi.

I'm with them.

An rud nach cluinn cluas, cha ghluais e cridhe

The thing that no ear hears will stir no heart

#Gàidhlig #Gaelic #Seanfhacal #Proverb

Mar a dh'ith an cat an sgadan

As the cat ate the herring

('Easy does it', 'Not all at once')

#Gàidhlig #Gaelic #Seanfhacal #Proverb

The ancient psychedelics myth: ‘People tell tourists the stories they think are interesting for them’ The narrative of ancient tribes around the world regularly using ayahuasca and magic mushrooms in healing practices is a popular one. Is it true?

www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

The fate of the country, and so many of my family members, was decided in 1988 when Rush Limbaugh took to the air, in 1996 when Fox News started broadcasting.

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An leisgeul sin dhaibh fhèin

That excuse to *them*

(Either a deflection of blame, or an assertion of it)

#Gàidhlig #Gaelic #Seanfhacal #Proverb

Dileab mòr nan daoine
An t-acras is am pathadh
Thoir dhuinn an àireamh nuadh
Na laithean buan

Hunger and thirst
The legacy of our population
Give us the new number
The eternal days

A h-uile rud a thèid san lìon, is iasg e

Everything that goes in the net is a fish

(A reminder that things can be functionally similar based on one shared trait - and, unfortunately, a tidy summary of the current US attitude toward the detention of undocumented immigrants)

#Gàidhlig #Seanfhacal

Another one for @senschumer and his fellow brave letter writers