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More normal than you'd expect given the damage. Nitrogen Gaffer. CITP. Viejo Gordo.

Somewhere in Scotland
Joined June 2013
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A Twitter whose policies are defined by edict has little need for a trust and safety function dedicated to its principled development. Yoel Roth
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Labour have been lying about Scottish oil for decades.
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Dougie what the decommissioning costs estimate and how many decades is it currently underestimated as ?
Torness has been foundational to Scotland’s power generation for decades. It has also delivered well paid, unionised jobs here in East Lothian. It’s an outstanding site for new investment in nuclear power but sadly the SNP remain opposed to this carbon free power source.
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Indy supporters ? We are in the UK and ruled by titans, Starmer, Truss, Boris, the quality of political talent beggars belief across the UK political spectrum.
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Maybe it will be more of the same, look around the UK, worse can always be delivered, with a change slogan.
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This was a UKG proposal in 2023. Oddly (🤪) it didn’t trigger a wave of hysterical denunciation.
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Replying to @BBCScotlandNews
so gimmicky its done in europe
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BBC Scotland has produced approx 150 to 200 ferry stories in the last year. Cal Mac is running with a success rate of over 95%. They are amongst the cheapest ferry connections in the world and work in some of the most challenging waters in Europe.
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“We have been left with no choice but to stop our activities, as our clinics are encircled by Israeli forces... This is the last thing we wanted.” We have been forced to suspend our activities and leave Gaza City. msf.org/msf-forced-suspend-a…
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“[Trump] is America’s shadow made flesh.”
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🚨 A genocide is happening, but the Labour government is supplying weapons, intelligence and diplomatic cover to the perpetrator. Protesting this is not terrorism.
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If you haven't done so already -- read, then read again, and share widely:
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Replying to @Procter866 @STVNews
@Procter866 @STVNews Exact train stats for England in June 2025 are unavailable here, but UK-wide data shows 68.1% of trains were on time (Jan-Mar 2025), with 3.4% cancellations. ScotRail's 93.5% punctuality and ~3% cancellation rate suggest strong performance, supporting your 97% non-cancelled claim. Scotland's fares, like £19 returns, seem cheaper than England's, though data is limited. STV News' focus on 300,000+ delays reflects real issues but may overshadow high reliability. Media often highlights negatives, yet positives like low cancellations deserve note. More England stats needed for full comparison.
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Netanyahu Calls Iran Strikes Necessary To Prevent War He Just Started
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Israel's pretext for bombing Iran assumes you have the memory span of a goldfish.
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So is #Eurovision "public" vote decided by bot farms now ?
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A group of settlers just lynched Hamdan Ballal, co director of our film no other land. They beat him and he has injuries in his head and stomach, bleeding. Soldiers invaded the ambulance he called, and took him. No sign of him since.
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Most claimed PIP conditions. Oh look you can't fake any of them.
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Apparently it is once again time to bring back the lesson on tariffs from Ferris Bueller
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Last night, something incredible finally happened. @maddow did what no other news anchor on ANY MAINSTREAM NETWORK thus far has had the courage to do: and laid out how the Trump administration is doing EVERY POSSIBLE THING to assist Vladimir Putin & Russia. The Kremlin OWNS THEM.
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