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Colin Armstrong

@rantinscot.bsky.social

Think for myself. I get more left wing as I get older. Always independence. Don't suffer fools gladly. Retired nurse ( RMN). No DMs unless I give consent and automatic block if you do it anyway. Block for anyone who asks for money. This is not the place.

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It's weird the emphasis journalists give to 'the front pages'.Nobody reads a newspaper these days,and more and more of us are switching off from the TV news or current affairs programmes because they dont reflect opinion. Broadcasters pay attention to the papers,but they're both becoming irrelevant.

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Fascists Hate This Image

Share it and bookmark for the next โ€œBoth Sidesโ€ argument!

06.10.2025 17:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 64    ๐Ÿ” 35    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

100% this โฌ‡๏ธ

06.10.2025 13:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Amichai Chikli, Israeli "Minister for Diaspora Affairs", welcomes Tommy Robinson (Stephen Yaxley-Lennon) - a multiply convicted violent criminal & close associate of neo-nazis - to Israel.

As can't be emphasized enough, contemporary #fascism is a fully globalized project.

03.10.2025 19:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 46    ๐Ÿ” 19    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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BBC Laura Kuenssberg Show Accused of Anti-Green Bias After Cancelling Zack Polanski Interview The new Green Party leader was the only major party leader not to have been granted a conference interview on the flagship BBC show

The Greens requested an interview on the Laura Kuenssberg Show with Zack Polanski when he was elected leader, but were denied, with a promise to interview him during Green conference instead.

This was then scrapped citing the Manchester synagogue attack. Polanski is both Jewish and from Manchester

06.10.2025 10:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2979    ๐Ÿ” 1307    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 153    ๐Ÿ“Œ 85
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Zionists say that the saying from the river to the sea is antisemitic but the Likud party has the same term in its mission statement.This crisis has clarified one thing and thats that being anti Israel or anti zionist is not the same as antisemitic.Former supporters of Israel like me now know better

02.10.2025 18:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€˜Ballot Box Scotlandโ€™ predicting that the SNP will take a majority of Constituency seats in every Region at HR26

If this is still the situation come election time, in order to return the maximum number of Indy MSPs, in EVERY Region we vote :

1. SNP
2. Scottish Greens

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02.10.2025 04:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 111    ๐Ÿ” 55    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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Dean: The president is unhinged

Johnson: A lot of folks on your side are too. I donโ€™t control him

Dean: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals.

Johnson: I didnโ€™t see it.

Dean: Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing.

02.10.2025 00:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21160    ๐Ÿ” 5997    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1730    ๐Ÿ“Œ 558
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PPE Medpro must repay ยฃ122m for breach of contract | Good Law Project The company Michelle Mone landed on the Toriesโ€™ unlawful VIP lane has 14 days to repay ยฃ122m for gowns supplied during the pandemic and never used.

โ€œIโ€™m pleased to see that, after five years... some people involved in this national scandal are starting to face consequences. But we cannot claim to have moved on from the venal political culture that brought us the VIP lane until the ministers involved face consequences too.โ€ goodlaw.social/f2e9

02.10.2025 06:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 732    ๐Ÿ” 225    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 35    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10
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now let's go after the ones that give her the PPE
contract

01.10.2025 10:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 87    ๐Ÿ” 29    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

The ego's usually win out, unfortunately.

01.10.2025 12:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

She should be in prison. Making money out of death and other peopleโ€™s suffering is an abominable crime!

But make her the first and not the last to be brought to account.

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No surprise.The mainstream media has been clutching its pearls in shock this morning, but we need more of this. Attack the policies or lack of policy but also go for the character of Farage and his supporters. They're not good people, and all of them need to be reminded just how unpleasant they are.

01.10.2025 10:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Nigel Farage is taking yet another leaf out of the MAGA playbook and whining that calling him out for what he is is inciting violence against him. This comes after Farage has been whipping up anti-migrant hysteria for months.

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01.10.2025 09:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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The latest Norstat poll for the Times shows a sustained lead for Yes in #Indyref2 voting intention. Even with the published 2014 vote weighting Yes has a 6 point lead. But if we reweight based on current (rather than fantasy) demographics, Yes has a 13 point lead.

30.09.2025 16:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 81    ๐Ÿ” 48    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

It's one on the frustrations of producing media to support Scottish independence: we get *very* little feedback or support, yet the pro-indy numbers still continue to go up. Is our material helpful or are we just wasting our time and should let the numbers rise by themselves?

30.09.2025 17:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 58    ๐Ÿ” 31    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

If the'country'he is speaking of is the false construct of Britain,whatever that is,then those who identify primarily as Scots and want independence will have no loyalty to that corrupt over centralised entity.The Scotsman used to be a champion of Scottish identity. Now it's a Quisling Unionist rag.

30.09.2025 15:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Absolutely.

30.09.2025 15:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They don't see that. It's all what about the rest of the UK or the pro Union Scots. Well,we dont give a damn about the rest of the UK.They have dragged us into the rascist isolationist mess we're in,and our fellow unionist Scots can put their arguments,and Scots as a nation can come to a conclusion.

30.09.2025 12:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

These people have no clue. Try working a 12-hour shift, and then volunteering and suggesting this isn't rascist is nonsense. Its immigrants who are going to be pressured into volunteering ffs. The Labour Party has lost its soul.

30.09.2025 12:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

People of Illinois, we need your help.

Get your cell phones out โ€“ record what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors.

We need to let the world know this is happening โ€“ and that we wonโ€™t stand for it.

30.09.2025 02:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 40172    ๐Ÿ” 12550    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 813    ๐Ÿ“Œ 449

Oborne is far from a hard right individual. Suggest you look at his recent writings and broadcasts. He's certainly been on a journey, but it's in a leftish/liberal direction, and he was only ever a classical one nation Tory in the first place. You only miss them when they're gone.

30.09.2025 12:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Supporting independence requires the means to get there. Dismisive attitudes like this display a little Englander attitude that pervades UK politics, even among so-called progressives. Independence supporting Scots want the chance to vote in a referendum denied to them. Nothing bizarre about that.

30.09.2025 12:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Its folk liked this that Scots need to get away from. They display a complete lack of understanding of what the UK actually is while quoting verbatim and ignorantly that Scotland is part of the UK and,therefore, doesn't matter. They'll never understand our sense of identity and self. Best ignored.

30.09.2025 11:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yep.
My guess is the high-ups at the BBC, Times, Sky etc don't want to ask these questions because they know only too well what they'll find.
Over the next couple of decades, we'll learn some awful shit about NF/Reform. But it will never be framed as systemic. For some mad reason, NF has impunity.

30.09.2025 08:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 30    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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It's time we asked some serious questions about Reform and Russia, says Neil Mackay As a former prominent leader of Reform faces jail for taking bribes to make pro-Russian statements, Neil Mackay says we have to ask seriousโ€ฆ

โ€˜So the rumours are true โ€ฆ time to ask some serious questions about Reform and Russiaโ€™

My column on Nathan Gill, former leader of Reform in Wales, admitting taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia while a member of the European Parliament

www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...

30.09.2025 07:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 418    ๐Ÿ” 229    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 34    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10

Until they build council houses that remain in the public sector, the housing crisis will continue. Building houses that are unaffordable to many doesn't solve anything.Council housing provides homes for the poor and reduces existing rents and house prices, and everybody except greedy landlords win.

30.09.2025 09:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is who Chuck Schumer thought he was going to negotiate with

I am sick of Democratic leaders who have no idea the level of danger this country is in and how far we have fallen from the democracy we had just 12 years ago

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