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I get that 'vote SNP - it's less bad than the alternative' is a difficult sell sometimes, but #SNP/ #Green is the best route to #Scottish#Independence, SNP fragments to it's constituent parts and we all get to vote for whom we want.... And be part of a proper grown up, democratic, left leaning, Nordic, European country. #KeepTheFaith#ScottishIndependence#ToriesOut#RedToriesOut
On this day in 1973, the Bahamas gained their independence from the U.K. The colonizer Christopher Columbus landed on their shores nearly 500 years prior (in 1492), renamed the islands, and introduced a population of enslaved Africans. Their descendants now constitute 85% of the population.
The Bahamas officially marked the 50th anniversary of Independence in front of a huge crowd at Clifford Park on Sunday night into Monday morning – culminating in a spectacular fireworks display.
#BenAndJerrys have this wonderful post on their homepage 👏
Here it goes:
The #US Was Founded on Stolen #Indigenous Land—This #July4, Let’s Commit to Returning It
Ah, the Fourth of July. Who doesn't love a good parade, some tasty barbecue, and a stirring fireworks display? The only problem with all that, though, is that it can distract from an essential truth about this nation’s birth: The US was founded on stolen Indigenous land.
But what is the meaning of #IndependenceDay for those whose land this country stole, those who were murdered and forced with brutal violence onto #reservations, those who were pushed from their holy places and denied their #freedom?
The Orcadian posted 3 days ago about #Orkney Council’s Leader seeking “alternative models of governance”. On Radio, James Stockan cited being let down by #Westminster & #Holyrood.
The alternative models cited were of crown dependency such as Isle of Man, Jersey, Guernsey or of the Faroe Islands within Denmark & also talked of exploring their nordic connection.
Today multiple papers have printed rubbish like this, it’s dismissive n attempts to humiliate those trying to fix our broken politics.
I long for #independence but you’d think for a nation that feels neglected by its central govt would do better in preventing the same apathy but a govt in #Holyrood feels just as far away & out of touch as #westminster.
The challenges & responsibilities of the islands’ councils heavily outweigh those of their mainland counterparts. Things like devolving a tourist tax to councils are minuscule in what is needed to equip those Govts in delivering for & retaining their residents. #politics
Marvel at how something as uncontroversial as a Scottish recycling scheme could become a constitutional bin fire🔥
Is Scotland's #DepositReturnScheme all washed up? Whatever, Westminster trying to derail a policy all 5 Holyrood Parties agreed on just makes it all the more imperative #Scotland🏴 regains it’s #independence
In the #Philippines, June is the #Independence month of the nation from the conqueror #Spain (Spaniards). The Philippines then was only the regions of Luzon and Visayas, and were under the control of Spain for 300 years.
There was also an anti-Spanish revolutionary secret society founded on January of 1982 called the «KKK».
What is the «KKK»?
The «KKK» (Baybayin-Tagalog: ᜃᜃᜃ), or «Katipunan» (Baybayin-Tagalog: ᜃᜆᜒᜉᜓᜈᜈ᜕), stands for «Kataástaasan Kagalang-galang na Katipunan ng̃ mg̃á Anak ng Bayan» or «Kataástaasang, Kagalanggalangang Katipunan ng̃ mg̃á Anak ng Bayan». It translates into English as the «Supreme and Honourable Association of the Children of the Nation».
(In Baybayin-Tagalog, it is written as: «ᜃᜆᜀᜐ᜔ᜆᜀᜐᜈ᜔ ᜃᜄᜎᜅ᜔ᜄᜎᜅ᜔ ᜈ ᜃᜆᜒᜉᜓᜈᜈ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜋᜅ ᜀᜈᜃ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜊᜌᜈ᜕» or «ᜃᜆᜀᜐ᜔ᜆᜀᜐᜅ᜔ ᜃᜄᜎᜅ᜔ᜄᜎᜅᜅ᜔ ᜃᜆᜒᜉᜓᜈᜈ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜋᜅ ᜀᜈᜃ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜊᜌᜈ᜕» respectively.)
Attached is the first flag of the «KKK» / «Katipunan».
Prof Richard Murphy absolutely hitting the nail on the head with chilling accuracy.
'I echo the words of Billy Connolly when saying so. He once said that he knew a great many words, but sometimes only “fucked” would do. I think that true on this occasion.'
They voted for something that plenty told them was a stupid idea. They were warned by NO but they fell for the lies. Now it has turned out EXACTLY as the remain campaign said it would.
You have regret and want closer relationships with the #EU. How about 'No'! This is what you voted for. You won get over it. Deal with it!
Labour wins the next General Election, either as a majority or as a coalition. Either is possible at this point.
Even the must stupid or malicious members of that government realise that Brexit isn't working and renegotiate trade and other agreements.
We end up with EEA with Schengen or some variations thereof. Better but not perfect.
Independence movements in Scotland and Wales gain momentum quickly and eventually the UK devolves into a federal model, or more likely as separate nations under an EEA / EU type arrangements with local equivalents for mutual defence and cross border cooperation.
We could end up with Scotland and Wales in the full EU, even adopting the Euro which solves a boat load of additional problems.
2035 might look very different than 2025 for the UK.
We believe this film to be an important record of Scottish social history. Its observational style captures natural and spontaneous conversations on the streets and doorsteps of one small town in Scotland during the constitutional crossroads of 2014. There is no other record like it.
Humza Yousaf reveals Scottish citizenship plans (www.bbc.co.uk)
The Scottish government has published the latest prospectus in its series of independence papers.
Bahamas celebrates 50th anniversary of Independence (www.tribune242.com)
The Bahamas officially marked the 50th anniversary of Independence in front of a huge crowd at Clifford Park on Sunday night into Monday morning – culminating in a spectacular fireworks display.
Utah County saw state’s worst air pollution after Independence Day fireworks (www.sltrib.com)
Particle pollution lingered in Utah County early Wednesday after Independence Day celebrations late Tuesday — more than any other county in the state.
Happy England Sucks Day (www.youtube.com)
You suck England