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Alison Rodger@alisonro.bsky.social |
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Chris
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The bit in the article that pissed me off the most was the mention of the SSEN grid connection. If England wants our renewable energy, then England can bloody well pay for it, not have it subsidised by Scottish bill payers.
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Chris
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I see Scottish tax payers are about to be asked to stump up to nationalise England's failed rail services and possibly water too.
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Alan Ferrier
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Dinner with Labour voters, with apologies to playwright Peter Arnott.
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Ren Zelen
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“The most worrying story must be that the hard right will now sit in parliament. Under party-funding rules, Nigel Farage’s group will receive cash from the taxpayer. He will be entitled to even more airtime.” Aditya Chakrabortty Access to the public purse -that’s exactly why Farage is in the game
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Naomi Alderman
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It’s really annoying me actually how little analysis of the Reform vote there is. Are they young very online voters? Are they old ECJ-hating voters? Are they deprived voters on poverty? Wealthier voters angry about benefits? I want the facts.
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Chris
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Yep, and it will be interesting to see how the BBC contorts itself trying to blame Labour for failures in Westminster but bigging up labour in Scotland and blaming the SNP. An interesting year ahead. The first budget from labour will be the point where we see what "change" looks like.
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Alison Rodger
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Yep. I'll be interested to see the breakdown of their votes by age.
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Alison Rodger
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I imagine exactly what they did the last time, very little & whatever Westminster tells them regardless of the effect on Scotland. The SNP are going to have to work very hard to capitalise on that against a hostile media.
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Chris
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Unionists shouldn't celebrate too much after the SNP lose so many seats at Westminster.
England just voted to put Farrage in Westminster, he could be the catalyst needed for Scots to realise independence is the real "change" needed.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Alison Rodger
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Can one of the big dogs fall so I can go to bed..or at least the puppy that is Douglas Ross..
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Alison Rodger
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Of course the actual Reform MP's will probably be bloody awful & not stay the course...but the people who voted for them - Yikes.
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Alison Rodger
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The pro independence numbers are still over 50% & we'll only give them so long to make a 'change'. I'll be disappointed but more worried if this was Scottish election numbers.
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Alison Rodger
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Hmm. I'm hoping for better than the exit polls show. There were only 13 venues polled in Scotland and a lot of tight races. I hope it's been a get tories out vote.
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Alison Rodger
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These Reform numbers are worrying..
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Alison Rodger
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No, honestly thought our summer would happen while I was here...pleased not to have missed it though. I believe it might be on a Thursday this year.. First time away since 2018 & it's wonderful soaking up the sun, quite relaxed till tonight..
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Alison Rodger
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Fabulously melty with a lovely cooling breeze, & ready access to a pool...but it's 1.30am and I'm fading.. Snowed up in Glencoe today!😲 & 😁
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Alison Rodger
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Ahh. Couldn't watch BBC as in Spain & had to do a bunch of jiggerypokery to watch. Could've got channel 4 but Dorries.
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Alison Rodger
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? I'm watching the ITV coverage...
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Alison Rodger
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Vote SNP, Scotland needs Labour about as much as it needs the tories..
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Unofficial AP News (World) Bot
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Robert Towne, Oscar-winning writer of ‘Chinatown,’ dies at 89
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Puck the Puddle Pilot
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There are MUCH more important implications for the overturning of the Chevron doctrine. But in my aviation world it's gonna be nuts. You have any idea how many hair brained homebuilt aircraft/spacecraft the FAA is keeping grounded? Cuz you're about to find out.
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Shiv Ramdas
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every time I see someone complain about unions I think about how unions were the consensus alternative to the previous system of burning the factory owner alive inside his house
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Alison Rodger
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Alison Rodger
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They'd have to take the stairs, I don't think the lift could handle it.
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Alison Rodger
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Alison Rodger
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Alison Rodger
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😎
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Ro-gue Algorithm
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So Labour have banned this guy from participating locally & the local party in Clacton have had their access to systems & data pulled & even their leaflet printing requests denied. They aren't fighting Farage, but they are putting all their efforts into Bristol Central to fight the Greens? FFS.
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Alison Rodger
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No, not at all. It's not like you're surrounded by tall heavy things that'll leave a dent if it falls down. I think you're cool until
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Shecky
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OMFG. You *have* to read the whole thing, and then at the bottom, click through to read the OTHER stories. HOWLING.
notalwaysright.com/never-pick-a...
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Pwnallthethings
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Imagine being the cto of openai and saying out loud that producing low quality content means you shouldn't have a job and thinking that for some reason doesn't apply to your job working at the giant machine that produces vast amounts of overwhelmingly very low quality content company
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Association for Scottish Literature
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“Scotland’s Iliad and Odyssey rolled into one”—Christine Robinson on how John Barbour’s medieval epic THE BRUS is a liberating text for modern writers & speakers of Scots
📷 Duncan Cumming: Barbour quotation, Makars’ Court, Edinburgh
www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2008/11/back...
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Micah
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children are, by nature, lawyers “while you did tell me not to annoy my brother, you did not explicitly forbid doing this particular activity which - just as a side effect - also annoys him so clearly I’m still allowed to do it”
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Alison Rodger
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That must be um, novel?
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Alison Rodger
@alisonro.bsky.social
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Yup...
youtu.be/IidsAntftwQ?...
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Alan Ferrier
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Starmer rules out negotiations on Scottish independence. Starmer rules out referendum on Irish reunification. Starmer rules out return to the EU, Single Market or Customs Union. Never asks what we want - just tells us what we're "allowed". Like some kind of pound shop Viceroy.
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Keith Olbermann
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THE EFFORT BEGINS TO REMOVE JUDGE CANNON: NYT story? It's a last chance for her to recuse
RFK JR LOSES IT: threatens to get Bash, Tapper, CNN arrested because he missed debate cut
IN MEMORY of my friend Donald Sutherland
GET THE FRIDAY COUNTDOWN PODCAST: tinyurl.com/58aahru8
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Alison Rodger
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Quote skeet with one of your favorite films that isn’t a hit
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Alison Rodger
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Ah, but have you tried a Borders Chocolate Ginger? Probably not so good if you're poorly mind..
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Mara Wilson
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Hey! If you’re in the North of England and have a soft spot for Matilda, come meet me AND my movie bestie (and real life dear dear friend) Kiami Davael, AKA Lavender, at Comic Con Yorkshire this weekend!
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Saeed Jones
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He keeps looking over at me from the courtyard. 😩
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Kevin M. Kruse
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Oh my God, I didn't realize this is literally the exact story I told in ONE NATION UNDER GOD. The Fraternal Order of Eagles was instrumental in spreading these Ten Commandments monuments across America in the 1950s ... as part of a promotional tour with the Cecil B. DeMille epic.
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Paul Duane
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Reminder that Stockholm Syndrome was invented because a kidnap victim said, accurately , that the kidnappers were more concerned with their safety than the cops were.
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Alison Rodger
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Just me finally investing in an MP3 player, retiring the Discman. Just me being too cheap & technophoby to download stuff I already own. Just me having to rip an entire music collection again as it wasn't saved as MP3 Just me getting the blank CD's out cos I can't figure out Playlists on the new MP3
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Alison Rodger
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Yup, it happened last time I went. Given I haven't been on holiday since before the pandemic, splendid it will be.
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Dan Neidle
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Reform UK has published its manifesto. They plan tax cuts which they say will cost £70bn; however our analysis shows that they've miscalculated, and the actual cost will be at least £93bn. taxpolicy.org.uk/2024/06/17/r...
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Alison Rodger
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I'm off to my Dad's place in Spain next week for 10 days.. Guaranteed our summer starts then & lasts 10 days & I miss it. Yes I'll be in Spain with a pool but it's really annoying to wait all year for summer & not be here for it.
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Alison Rodger
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No kids trampling over your garden, no hoverboard guy but bugger all of anything else & a gorgeous house. I admit I probably couldn't handle that much bugger all...
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Peter Stefanovic
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IFS says another 670,000 children will fall under the two-child benefit cap by end of next parliament if
policy not reformed.
The limit currently affects two million children
Abolishing the cap does not appear in either the Tory or Labour manifestos news.sky.com/story/two-ch...
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Jez Conolly
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Cinemaheads: it’s time to put your money where your mouth is! Help ensure Aberdeen gets its one independent cinema back! Donate, share, donate some more! www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/the-belmon...
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