If Greenland/Denmark/EU make any deal with Trump it will open the door for him taking over Greenland on some bogus pretext. He’s not going to be happy with just knowing it’s secure, he’ll want to plant a US flag.

Mother Jones@motherjones.com · yesterday

Trump boasts of giving the US "permanent control over security" in Greeland. But the US military already enjoys sweeping access to the territory under a treaty that dates to the 1950s. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Discovered St Pierre earlier this year through a detective series by the same name. Prompted me to look it up as I was unaware of French colony off the coast of Canada. The series is similar to Shetland with folk getting murdered every week. Great for holidays 😂

FRANCE 24 English@en.france24.com · yesterday

French outpost off Canada in the spotlight as Macron hosts Carney on symbolic visit

More fly tipping rubbish appeared on #SouthernUplandWay Can’t understand why folk want to spoil the Scottish countryside, although some of this rubbish may belong to England. The bags are issued by Allerdale Borough Council in Cumbria! 🤷🏽‍♂️ Doubt they do collections in Scottish Borders.

The Israeli army demolished a Palestinian Bedouin settlement in the northern occupied West Bank where more than 20 Palestinians had lived for more than 20 years. Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260916-isr...

Trump wanted Cuba, Canada, Greenland, Venezuela, Iran, now it’s space. Maybe he’ll rename it and claim it as part of America. This is just more Trump nonsense. None of this is any use against terrorist attacks, just like having nuclear weapons. Waste of money and a general threat to humanity.

CNN@cnn.com · 5d ago

The United States has deployed weapons in space and will use them to defend American forces, Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said – the first public acknowledgment of such capabilities in orbit and a deliberate signal to those that pose potential threats in the domain. https://cnn.it/4h1vQZK

No he doesn’t. He’s just putting out same old tired rhetoric, yes he agrees we should have another referendum, but only when the UK decides that folk in Scotland want one. Even if polls, majority SNP/indy MSPs demonstrate that folk want Indy, the UK will continue to reject it. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 needs another route.

The National@scotnational.bsky.social · 2w ago

LIVE at 1pm: Editor Laura Webster and Political Reporter Steph Brawn react to Andy Burnham laying out a route to Scottish independence, and yesterday's sanctions on Israel www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGr...

This is a token gesture, designed to make it look like UK Labour government cares about Palestine. It doesn’t. If it cared about Palestine and the mass killing of its people, UK would stop providing arms and military support for Israel to commit atrocities. UK would #SanctionIsrael if it cared!

The National@scotnational.bsky.social · 2w ago

NEW: The UK will ban the import of goods from illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine as the Foreign Secretary confirmed Britain’s new official position was that the occupation of the West Bank was unlawful www.thenational.scot/news/2...

Good afternoon Goooooooo Denmark

A frustrating read, highlighting how Scotland is basically a resource for England. How UK Labour government blocks any development that will benefit Scotland, but backs English projects. Scotland can never realise its potential in this Union and neither can the folk living here. #ScottishIndyASAP🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Believe in Scotland@believeinscotland.bsky.social · 2w ago

🟥 News broke last week that Grangemouth is to get nothing from a £200 million sustainable aviation fuel funding rollout called Project Willow. 1/2

By “The United States said it struck and destroyed three Iranian oil tankers” does that mean the US is now polluting the seas with crude oil as well as killing people?

AFP News Agency@en.afp.com · 2w ago

The United States said it struck and destroyed three Iranian oil tankers on Saturday in response to attempted missile attacks on naval vessels, in the latest exchange of fire since renewed hostilities flared between the foes. u.afp.com/SVvL

Tomorrow's front page: SNP activists are banding together in a bid to force a debate on the party’s independence strategy at the upcoming conference

EXCLUSIVE: SNP activists are banding together in a bid to force a debate on the party’s independence strategy at the upcoming conference

SNP members in bid to force debate on independence strategy at party conference

thenational.scot

The SNP have become more of a Scotland party, mostly working well for Scotland within the financial constraints of the Union. SNP have lost their way. These days they just talk about how much better things would be in an independent Scotland, but have no real plan of action to get us there.

The National@scotnational.bsky.social · 2w ago

Tomorrow's front page: SNP activists are banding together in a bid to force a debate on the party’s independence strategy at the upcoming conference

Imprisoned Palestinian doctor reports continued assaults and threats in Israeli detention

Imprisoned Palestinian doctor reports continued assaults and threats in Israeli detention

Dr Hussam Abu Safieh, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital who has been held by Israel since December 2024, has said that Israeli prison guards continue to physically assault him, deprive him of sleep …

middleeastmonitor.com

Trump can rename anything he wants, the world will continue to use original names. It’s crazy that a nut job like Trump can just rename world landmarks and folk are supposed to accept it. If Americans see sense and dump him and his clones, they’ll have a big job removing all traces of Trump’s name.

CNBC@cnbc.com · 3w ago

Trump floats renaming Strait of Hormuz the 'Trump Strait'

Far-right Israeli minister storms Al-Aqsa Mosque under police protection

Far-right Israeli minister storms Al-Aqsa Mosque under police protection

Far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem on Monday under police protection, with circulating images showing him pe…

middleeastmonitor.com

Israeli media: Senior RSF commander Abdel Rahim Dagalo secretly visited Israel

Israeli media: Senior RSF commander Abdel Rahim Dagalo secretly visited Israel

Senior Sudanese Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commander Abdel Rahim Dagalo has made several secret visits to Israel, according to a report by the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (Kan). Dagalo,…

middleeastmonitor.com

Smotrich calls for removal of 40 Palestinian memorials in West Bank within 24 hours

Smotrich calls for removal of 40 Palestinian memorials in West Bank within 24 hours

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to instruct the Israeli military to dismantle 40 Palestinian memorials across the occupied West Bank within…

middleeastmonitor.com

Americans were stupid enough to vote for the tyrant Trump twice, would they be so stupid as to vote for a similar nut job? Yes, probably! They don’t seem to learn from their mistakes, but we can hope.

Forbes@forbes.com · 3w ago

Vice President JD Vance is currently the front runner for a 2028 Republican nominees, according to prediction market sites.

In other words Trump is stealing Venezuela’s oil making billions of dollars for US, as they control the country. This isn’t a “deal” it’s theft and the international community knows it and says/does nothing.

AFP News Agency@en.afp.com · 3w ago

🇺🇸 🇻🇪 President Donald Trump said Friday his administration has reached a huge oil deal with Venezuela that gives the United States majority control of 65 billion barrels of proven petroleum reserves. ➡️ u.afp.com/SVmV

On the face of it, looks to be a step forward, but it seems we are still going to wait … “The Bill, which will be introduced into Parliament once the necessary powers are secured,…” Doesn’t matter how much support there is for independence, UKgov will continue to refuse ‘requests’ for Indyref. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Draft Independence Referendum Bill published

FM: Nobody will take better decisions about Scotland’s future than the people who live here.

gov.scot

Scotland's drinking water remains 'amongst the best in the world', official regulator says 👇

Scottish tap water 'remains among best in the world', official regulator says

thenational.scot

Stop supporting US and Israel in their illegal wars in the Middle East. Stop supporting genocide. Stop becoming an unnecessary target.

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 3w ago

UK’s small power plants face continued cyber risk after Iran-linked hack

Burnham can tell Swinney face to face Scotland isn’t getting an indyref; will be used as giant UK resource not benefiting Scots; Labour will never support any SNP initiatives that advantage Scotland in any way. Nothing new really, but how will Swinney respond? Become more proactive or more waiting?

The National@scotnational.bsky.social · 3w ago

Andy Burnham is set to meet John Swinney after facing criticism for avoiding Scotland on 'UK tour' 👇

Big Tech’s grand promises of jobs and economic growth from data centres fall apart under the lightest scrutiny, writes Jane Herbstritt ✍️ www.thenational.scot/politi...

Labour squeezing the life out of pensioners, the less well off, folk generally already struggling. How will that pay for the problems created by this government? Spending ridiculous amounts on military and expecting the poor to work longer, pay more while the wealthy remain wealthy.

The Independent@the-independent.com · 4w ago

Pensioners should be taxed more to address rising costs of ageing population, Burnham told

Why would any country support Trump’s illegal war when he constantly threatens them? The US has few friends left willing to support them. It’s not worth it.

AFP News Agency@en.afp.com · 4w ago

🇺🇸 US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has laid out plans for the "economic asphyxiation" of Iran, expanding Washington's secondary sanctions threats and warning of dire consequences for countries that do not join the campaign. ➡️ u.afp.com/SVqr

The BBC is part of the establishment, the Union, putting Scotland down, with its constant negative bias. The worst part is they expect us to pay them to do it. This is yet another example of why Scotland needs to break from this toxic Union. We can do, and be, so much better 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The National@scotnational.bsky.social · last mo.

The BBC is facing backlash after an 'unbelievable' report on John Swinney's trip to the US on the flagship, UK-wide, News at Six show 👇

Labour abstained in SNP WM motions, rather than support what might be good for UK. Labour won’t support Scottish government initiatives, they continue their pettiness. Our country is a resource and Labour is working against Scotland’s people. Scotland must find a way out of this toxic union asap🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The National@scotnational.bsky.social · last mo.

Labour blocked a Chinese firm's £1.5bn factory in the Highlands to 'avoid aligning with SNP' in support of the plan, a former UK business secretary has alleged 👇 www.thenational.scot/news/2...

Amid widespread legal and political controversy, Israel is moving to construct a specialized wing and facility designed specifically for carrying out execution sentences against Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails. www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260819-ben...