Deek @Derekthomson17

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Lara Bird SNP @larabirdsnp

2 days ago

🤷‍♀️ The faces change. But for Scotland, the answer is always the same. 🔁 Seven Prime Ministers. The same Westminster denial. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Independence is the fresh start Scotland needs.

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Uachdarain 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👑 @SovereignBain

a week ago

In 1914 a Scottish doctor offered the War Office a fully staffed hospital for the front. She was told to go home and sit still. Her name was Elsie Inglis. She was an Edinburgh surgeon, a suffragist, and by then in her fifties, and she had come with a serious proposal: complete medical units, staffed entirely by women, funded by women, ready to go. The official reply has never been forgotten. My good lady, go home and sit still. She did not go home. She took her offer to the French, and they said yes. Then the Serbians said yes. Then the Russians said yes. The Scottish Women's Hospitals ended up running fourteen units across Europe, staffed almost entirely by women, and they treated tens of thousands of wounded men in conditions that broke stronger organisations. In Serbia she stayed through a typhus epidemic that was killing hundreds a day, and when the country was overrun she refused evacuation and was captured, running her hospital under enemy occupation until she was repatriated. Then she went straight back out, to Russia this time. By 1917 she was dying of cancer and hiding it. She held on long enough to bring her Serbian units safely out of Russia, stood on the deck at Newcastle to see her staff and her men ashore, and died the next day. Serbia has never forgotten her. There are streets and memorials there bearing her name to this day. Britain took rather longer. She was told to sit still, and instead she built fourteen hospitals across a burning continent and came home to die on her feet. The Scottish Bloodline🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🩸

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Fire Brigades Union @fbunational

2 weeks ago

Today #WeRemember Firefighters Terry Hunt and David Stokoe, who lost their lives at the Gillender Street warehouse fire in east London on this day in 1991. Their courage and sacrifice are never forgotten. The tragedy changed the fire and rescue service, leading to fundamental improvements in breathing apparatus procedures, firefighter training and operational safety. FBU General Secretary Steve Wright said: “Today we remember Terry Hunt and David Stokoe. Their loss reminds us that firefighter safety can never be taken for granted. The lessons of Gillender Street must continue to shape everything we do. That’s why the FBU will always fight for the highest professional standards, proper training, safe systems of work and the national standards our fire and rescue service needs. Remembering those we have lost means ensuring future generations of firefighters are afforded the protections they deserve.”

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Dr. Bendor Grosvenor 🇺🇦 @arthistorynews

2 weeks ago

If the people of Clacton really want to send a message to 'the establishment', the choice is clear.

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Fergie @Fergie_CJ

3 weeks ago

Shetland is far closer to Norway than London. Yet look at how totally disconnected it is. Because generations of English politicians have never understood Scotland, never invested in it, and we have not the European links we should have had created.

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The Tartan Army 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @TartanArmyGroup

a month ago

New England - it has been an absolute pleasure. Across Boston, Providence, Newport and many towns in between you’ve welcomed us with open arms and unbelievable hospitality, and we can’t thank you enough. As we begin our journeys to South Florida, we hope it’s not goodbye, but see you again soon. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🫶🏼 #TartanArmy #NoScotlandNoParty

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Ben Volin @BenVolin

a month ago

In today’s @BostonGlobe

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The Tartan Army 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @TartanArmyGroup

a month ago

We’ve learnt some bad news that Donny Strathie passed away in Boston on Sunday. He had a ticket for the Morocco game, but never got the chance to realize his World Cup dream. It would mean a lot to his family if we could organise a minutes applause in the 76th minute of the Morocco game. #TartanArmy #TartanArmyTribute #RIPDonny

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¢яαιgтнєρι¢т - Justice for Alex Salmond @craigthepict

a month ago

This is brilliant #tartanarmy #worldcup #Boston #Scotland @BBCSportScot @WeAreSTV

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jim mc allister @jimmuckmc

a month ago

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NESN @NESN

a month ago

"They brought their kilts, they brought their bagpipes, they brought their energy." @LucilleBurdge REALLY wants the Tartan Army to come back to Boston 😂

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Fire Brigades Union @fbunational

3 months ago

Today, on Firefighters Memorial Day, #WeRemember over 2,300 firefighters who have lost their lives in the line of duty. Their bravery and sacrifice will never be forgotten. Firefighters across the country will observe a minute’s silence at midday.

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Ruth Henderson @RuthHen05786097

3 months ago

👊Go Girl ‼️ What a contrast- Màiri McAllan-the adult in the room Unlike the childlike, arrogant, rude ultra rehearsed antics of desperate Sarwar, the odious Offord and Russell Findlay trying still to find some/any semblance of relevance. A must watch 👇👏👏👏

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Bill Cruickshank @BjCruickshank

3 months ago

Scotland was bought & sold for English gold:

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3 months ago

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thomas mcglade @thomasmcglade2

4 months ago

LABOUR BLOCKED £2.5 BILLION MANUFACTURING PLANT IN THE HIGHLAND 1500 JOBS SHUT GRANGEMOUTH SAVED SCUNTHORPE ENGLAND MOSSMORAN SHUT LIED TO W A S P I WOMEN TOOK AWAY FROM PENSIONERS THEIR WINTER FUEL PAYMENTS THERE IS NO SUCH PARTY AS “SCOTTISH LABOUR” LABOUR ENGLAND

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4 months ago

It's a good job Scotland voted to be "Better Together" in 2014 to benefit from the broad shoulders of the UK. It's a wonder the Irish manage at all. 🙄🤦‍♂️

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DONDONZ💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🦄 @BravetartK

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MSM Monitor @msm_monitor

4 months ago

This has been the top story on the BBC Wales website for the last four hours, yet there's nothing on the BBC Scotland website. Is there any other explanation than political censorship? Will Radio Scotland Breakfast cover this huge story tomorrow? If so, will they seek out Sarwar?

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Scotland’s Story @80_mcswan

6 months ago

Today marks the anniversary of the Battle of George Square, 31 January 1919: clashes between police and striking workers demanding a 40-hour week. Fearing revolution, the British state sent six tanks from northern England, accompanied by Scottish troops. Never forget.