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pvonhellermannn, 1 month ago to UKpolitics

#ClimateDiary Rapidly reaching the surreal stage

Farmers who have their entire cropping land submerged underwater have found they are ineligible for a government flooding hardship fund – because their farms are too far from a major river. #Floods #ukpolitics #farming

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/11/flooded-farms-england-ineligible-compensation-distance-from-rivers

pvonhellermannn, 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to random

#Budget #UKPolitics This article by Gary Stevenson is so good, please read every word of it.

“Whatever Jeremy Hunt says, traders know the rich will get richer and the poor will get poorer. And they’re paid millions to bet on it.”

This is what the world is - it is run by a minute elite for a minute elite and the rest of us, the masses, the natural world, we just don’t count. It is a #TragedyOftheNonCommons (will reshare my own piece on this below 1/n)

#FollowTheMoney

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/05/banker-budget-mega-rich-traders-jeremy-hunt?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

pvonhellermannn, 8 days ago to Futurology

Brixham, a Devon harbour town, has been struck by an illness caused by a microscopic parasite - cryptosporidium - in the water!

About 16,000 households and businesses in the Brixham area have been told by South West Water (SWW) not to use their tap water for drinking without boiling and cooling it first.

Not an expert but it does strike me as symptomatic of the state of our water companies and water system. #Water #Sewage #ukpolitics

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/17/devon-businesses-fear-losses-as-tourists-put-off-by-outbreak-of-parasitic-disease?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

simon_brooke, 22 days ago to random

Humza #Yousaf isn't a great politician, but he isnae a rubbish politician either, and the #SNP is short of talent at Holyrood. #Swinney would be unwise no tae gie him a cabinet seat; and gien hoo #Yousaf has performed on #Gaza an ither maitters furth o Scotland, it would be guid tae see him in a foreign relations brief.

If we're aiming for #ScottishIndependence, we need to be developing strong relationships with the rest of Europe and beyond.

#ScotPol

spytfyre, 9 months ago to random

Where's the next submarine trip and can I get on it please?

spytfyre, 22 days ago to random

Childhood best friend calls after a few beers
As usual I don't get many words in
They're disillusioned with #SNP as "they need to get own house in order, stop just saying you did worse things"
They're critical of gender reform and hate bill
They're considering voting for bloody Alba
They're sick of electric cars because battery mining and making is toxic and mostly in China
Sick of woke colleagues triggered by his company mental health awareness
Tells me not having daughter means I can't comment

spytfyre, 14 hours ago to books

#CurrentlyReading

How the Scots Invented the Modern World
Arthur Herman

Library audio app, 28% in and 16 days to go.

Honestly something we should have been taught at school. Perhaps something everyone should be taught at school.

#books #library #Scotland #Scots #history

spytfyre, 26 days ago to politics

At least our one outlasted a turnip. (Therefore several lettuce).
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

#ScotPol #Politics #UkPol #Scotland #SNP #satire

JackTheCat, 14 days ago to random

David Cameron: Suspending arms sales to Israel not a 'wise path' | The National

https://www.thenational.scot/news/24314350.david-cameron-suspending-arms-sales-israel-not-wise-path/

spytfyre, 6 months ago to UKpolitics

Oh I forgot the little #libDems had an amendment too (how cute/adorable, being allowed to play with the others [because their mum paid the other kids mums to tell their children they had to]) but they lost 25 to 303.
Does that make the papers? No? Just the #SNP one.. Ah of course. Shut up and believe our take on the news, peasant!
#UkPolitics

spytfyre, 1 month ago to Israel

Is anyone else, like me, just waiting for the pages to stop loading, WiFi and mobile signals cut out and the screen go off shortly before the lights?

#Israel #Iran #Politics #war #beenNiceKnowingYouAll
#soLongAndThanksForAllTheFish #iFeelFine

spytfyre, 1 month ago to Diablo4

Calling all #Diablo4 #DiabloIV players. Especially new players through game pass.
Restarted clan.
Mastodonians
Tag MSTDN2
Come one come all

(Please note, the use of the word "come" here means "join" but if you do get that excited then I'm not going to judge)

#games #blizzard #MMPORG #gaming

spytfyre, 28 days ago to politics

Radical #political idea for transport
Make it illegal to drive past a bus stop with empty seats in the car. Even if you take them in the general direction of their destination and have to drop them at the last bus stop they can use before your route takes you off in the wrong direction. If you can drop them on your route you get to have the bus fare for petrol, electricity, maintenance etc.
And they can check your insurance and MOT from the license plate so you can't drive anyone daft.
#Politics

spytfyre, 1 month ago to Scotland

@patrickharvie I was intending on switching my vote in the general election from SNP to green (as I can't in conscience vote for Joanna Cherry).
Green always got my councillor vote and second list vote in Scotland elections.
If the green party go for no confidence and side with the Tories you will also lose my vote for good.
Just so you know.
Sincerely

#Scotland #independence #ScotPol #SNP #greens #Politics

spytfyre, 22 days ago to UKpolitics

https://youtu.be/oKS8gvvjxuQ?si=_fG_6rbqrMQrqRBJ&t=65

"There is something very wrong with this country, isn't there?"

Rarely a truer word spoken.

#ukPol #UkPolitics

spytfyre, 6 months ago to politics Scots

Aw fah faaaaak saaaaake.
Noo ahm an extremist.
How'd ah let that happen ower nicht?
Ah put ma V mask awa last week, wiz that it?
Ahm aff tae bide in Ireland.
At least they might get a union that's worth haein an no wan wur trapped in eftur blowin wur chance.
Ah cannae keep passin 2014 55% No voters an no punch each an every single wan ay thum.
#Politics #ScotPol #UKpolitics

spytfyre, 6 months ago to random

Sunak: "congratulations on your return to front line politics David"
David: "and you're QUITE sure agriculture wasn't open?"
S: "David... The pigs?"
D: "I'll meet foreign agriculture ministers"
S: "No they're all clear on this"
D: "the plane could fly over a farm?"
S: "what would Samantha say?"
D: "she changed her name to Hamantha for me"
S: "sweet lord!"
D: "bacon is sweet"
S: "you still EAT them?"
D: "oh yes, salty too, extra salty, afterwards, I like they taste of my own..."
S: "DAVID STOP!"

spytfyre, 6 months ago to Scotland

What's that?
#Scotland and the #SNP showing #Labour what the decent and ahem international law

Ah I'm not even going to finish that. Here is the link:
https://www.thenational.scot/news/23911493.snp-use-kings-speech-amendment-force-labour-ceasefire-vote/

JackTheCat, 23 days ago to random

Dodgy Dave at it again.

David Cameron backed Israel arms sales two days after death of UK aid workers.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/02/david-cameron-backed-israel-arms-sales-two-days-after-death-of-uk-aid-workers?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

spytfyre, 22 days ago to random

OK John Cleese.
If #comedy is dead, why does Viz still get printed?
Your argument is invalid.
#satire

spytfyre, 15 hours ago to UKpolitics

#GeneralElectionUK #UkPOL
#UkPolitics #ScotPol

National service? Really?
No I'm not going to laugh. I have kids and would much rather they not get murdered for your arms companies chums and donors thank you.

Another thought, on #labour claiming some mystical flood of seats North of the border. Say that when it happens. We remember who did a better job of handling Covid, and if you had been in charge we'd have had the same death rate with London party telling "Scottish" branch what to do.

jake4480, 5 days ago to random

I write notes to myself on my calendar for things on future days. Many times, they turn out to be really useful, and I totally would've forgotten to do whatever it was I wrote down. But other times, I have to try and figure out what the hell past me was talking about

jake4480, 5 days ago to Israel

New Johnny Cash album coming out next month, it's based on these unreleased demos he did in 1993. Apparently they kept his vocal and guitar and some guys that used to play with him filled in the rest. It sounds GOOD, man.

Single "Well Alright" from 'Songwriter' that comes out June 28: https://youtu.be/zumW9D47Ync

#JohnnyCash #country #2024Albums

JackTheCat, 3 months ago to random

You do your best. You push on. You keep hoping humanity will prevail and the current peak level insanity will be extinguished for good. Some days though...some days...

A hand holding a deflating red balloon.