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SilentSounds

@silentsounds.bsky.social

Musician, writer, historian & all-around antisocial girl from Scotland. I love books & music. I love マンガ and アニメ enough that I'm learning Japanese.I also speak English & German. 🏳️‍🌈 Fighting for Scottish Independence daily.🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

created February 20, 2025

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#Politics #UK #Farage #Trump Why Farage wasn't in parliament yesterday? Because he was in the USA doing the bidding of a foreign wannabe dictator (Trump, guilty of x34 felonies, liable for sexual assault & bestie of Epstein). Are you YES yet? share.google/ERiDgbtuyt0j...

2/9/2025, 8:33:01 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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... of Westminster, it's clear they would never take action to legalise or decriminalise cannabis. Even though it could generate a huge sum in taxes. So it's going to require an independent Scotland.

2/9/2025, 8:24:15 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Decriminalise and legalise are 2 different things. Decriminalisation is the act of removing criminal sanctions against an act, article, or behaviour. Legalisation of cannabis is the process of removing all legal prohibitions against it. Drug laws are reserved. Given the far right direction...

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Would you as a party support the legalisation of cannabis? It hypocritical that the UK is one of the largest medical exporters, but it's expensive & pretty difficult to get a private prescription in the UK. Personally, I'd rather have had access to cannabis than have been prescribed opiods

2/9/2025, 8:02:33 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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... should have seen this coming. Either with Brexit or the rise of Trump? I don't know if you've noticed, but there has been an explosion of far-right influencers on YouTube as well as English religious influencers. England is dragging us the way of the US. Forgive my language, but f*ck that

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... as are we. Which, given we're all young adults who are well educated, professionals (many of my wife's friends, like her, being doctors or nurses) don't want to live in the hate filled environment created by Westminster. Reform, Tories & Labour (who pander) are now far right. I wonder if we..

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... it's a window into the minds of these people. They want to copy Trump. So violate our rights & turn the country into a police state. Farage is already cultivating a cult of personality. Personally, many of my friends (& my wife's) have left or are making plans to leave the country...

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... & who's own DOJ and FBI had to acknowledge is all over the Epstein files. Epstein, who was a known paedo & sex trafficker & Trump bestie for 15 years. I find it terrifying to hear the plans Farage & Co have. If you haven't seen the Rees-Mogg audition tape for Reform from last week, watch it...

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Profile picture SilentSounds (@silentsounds.bsky.social) reply parent

... "protecting women & children." One might find that more believable if 40% of those outside of the asylum hotels in Epping hadn't been charged with domestic violence & the other 60% cover for them. Their dear leader (Farage) is besties with Trump, a man who was found liable for sexual assault...

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... What I find most disturbing about this is that it shows a level of either ignorance or a lack of education. Odds are these people voted for Brexit. They caused the problem (asylum hotels/small boats) they are now complaining about. I also find it ironic that they claim it's about...

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Profile picture SilentSounds (@silentsounds.bsky.social) reply parent

... in my opinion, it is all about making people who (let's be real) aren't white feel unwelcome. It's a warning/threat. You are not welcome here. You don't belong here. It's also people who are stuck in the past. Some of whom don't seem to realise the empire no longer exists....

2/9/2025, 5:19:00 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture SilentSounds (@silentsounds.bsky.social) reply parent

... nationalism isn't." To which I answered, they are two very different things. Scottish nationalism is about gaining independence and the right to self-determination. Scotland is, generally, welcoming to anyone who chooses to make Scotland their home. Conversely, English nationalism, at least..

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I listened to your show yesterday. As a Scottish person, personally, I have always found the Union Jack & St George's cross offensive. To me, they represent violence, hate, oppression & empire. I've had a couple of English people say to me, "Why is Scottish nationalism OK but English...

2/9/2025, 5:19:00 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture SilentSounds (@silentsounds.bsky.social)

#Politics #UK #US #Farage #Westminster I find it curious 🤔 how Farage is besties Trump. Has in the past fawned over Putin. Has Orban fan boys helping write his manifesto. Trump - Wannabe dictator Putin - Dictator Orban - Dictator Don't ignore this red flag youtube.com/shorts/JUtq9...

2/9/2025, 4:23:25 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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#Scotland #Independence #Politics #UK #Westminster #Reform As I watch Farage,The Tories & Labour go full Enoch Powell and a division grow in the UK as the racist bigots show themselves. Unionists use not wanting "division" to oppose Independence Division is here anyway Why not Independence?

2/9/2025, 4:12:30 AM | 4 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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#Politics #US #UK #Farage #Reform #Tories This videos 20 mins long but it shows clearly what will happen in the UK if Farage or The Tories (Labour doesn't seem far off) get into power. Trump has turned the US into a Christo Fascist police state. Independent Scotland. youtu.be/IMutqZiGt0Y?...

2/9/2025, 3:45:40 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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There will be dancing in the streets It's gonna be funny seeing this play out. You're going to have 30% of the US acting the way North Koreans acted when Kim Il-Sung died and the rest of the country holding street parties. You know they'll have a disgustingly garish funeral at taxpayers expense.

2/9/2025, 3:22:55 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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ゆかたという会社が作っているわさび海苔を試したことがありますか。めっちゃ美味しい。ご飯と一緒に食べても、おやつとしても美味しいです。

2/9/2025, 3:19:29 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture SilentSounds (@silentsounds.bsky.social) reply parent

... to self-determination. Which England keeps denying us. It's truly disgusting watching these bigots in England

1/9/2025, 7:24:19 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Reform isn't hard-right they are far right. The Tories & Labour have also moved far right. The 3 main Westminster parties are far right. Scots are seeing just how racist, xenophobic, homophobic, transphobic, etc, that England is. Scotland is desperate for independence. We want the right...

1/9/2025, 7:24:19 PM | 7 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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#Project2025 #Trump #USA #Evangelicals #Womensrights #Farage For those unaware: Farage is taking £ from the same US evangelical groups responsible for Project 2025. The groups that had Roe overturned & don't think women should vote He wants a UK Project 2025. You see where this is going?

They are absolutely going to use this as a pretext to ban birth control in the US. image
1/9/2025, 5:17:04 PM | 1 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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#RACISTS #EnglishRacists #Asylum #Hotels #Politics #UK Scottish people are very much live & let live In my experience we welcome people who adopt Scotland as their home Of course there is racism everywhere But England & Westminster are full of them Independence now youtube.com/shorts/gYr65...

1/9/2025, 4:37:52 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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#palantir #Politics #UK For those unaware: Palantir: *owned by Peter Theil (backed JD Vance) *Works closely with Israel while it carries out genocide *has been desperate for NHS contract. Why? Our data. We need to oppose this so it doesn't happen in Scotland. youtu.be/CqtqIV8_IiQ?...

1/9/2025, 4:20:59 PM | 8 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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#polotics #UK #England #Farage #Reform #Tories #IndependentScotland #Scotland Here is why everyone needs to be: *Emailing *Phoning & *Meeting their MSPs Pressure them on independence. This ⬇️ is Farages England & it's only going to get worse. It's disgusting. youtu.be/2aRX-vTmEW0?...

1/9/2025, 4:10:15 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The man has no morals. He craved power. Now he has it. The far right have taken over Westminster. Scottish Labour voters should feel ashamed of themselves

1/9/2025, 10:56:02 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I feel like any Scottish voter who voted Labour should feel particularly ashamed of themselves. They were warned. It's been clear for a while that Westminster was moving far right.

1/9/2025, 10:54:11 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It's about getting independence. That Scottish nationalism. Not about hating people cos they don't look like us. Which is English nationalism.

1/9/2025, 8:10:33 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture SilentSounds (@silentsounds.bsky.social) reply parent

... nationalism. Maybe turn off GB"news" & put down the daily mail.

1/9/2025, 3:07:13 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture SilentSounds (@silentsounds.bsky.social) reply parent

Yeah, Westminster is England's parliament that works for England. Not Scotland. It's been made ever clearer since Brexit that English people want something very different from Scottish voters. Recognising that does not make us hateful. Also, Scottish nationalism is VERY different from English...

1/9/2025, 3:07:13 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Yeah I don't care if the xenophobic union-jack waving thugs are sent to a safe country. In fact the more dangerous the better.

31/8/2025, 4:35:17 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture SilentSounds (@silentsounds.bsky.social) reply parent

... my wife & I with cats. So I don't really care. However all these ReformUK & Tory voting intellectually challenged individuals who claim they want to "protect the children"Should perhaps have Westminster follow the science & not profit. share.google/9TuWp3k8ZmS2...

31/8/2025, 4:33:03 PM | 1 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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#politics #UK #Westminster #Tories WTAF? So climate change apparently doesn't exist in the Westminster funded by fossil fuel & US evangelicals. In the real world, recent research shows that the Atlantic current will collapse unless things change. Personally I have no children & it's just...

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31/8/2025, 4:33:03 PM | 4 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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#politics #Westminster #Labour #independent #Scotland Labour is just killing it. Oh sorry I meant fucking us over. I read earlier today that annually Labour is selling off 8000 council houses. How does that address the needs of the people? Make it make sense. Scottish Independence Now

31/8/2025, 4:19:51 PM | 4 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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Yep. 100,000 people march in London for trans rights. Media barely covers it. We're apparently the minority view. 3,000 people gather outside asylum hotels across England & it's wall to wall coverage. Apparently, they are the majority view. Media needs reformed

31/8/2025, 12:30:46 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture SilentSounds (@silentsounds.bsky.social) reply parent

Look it up. Everything I've said is true. Farage is the cause of the issue he's now complaining about. He relies on his voters being uneducated just like Trump.

31/8/2025, 12:28:08 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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😂 yeah. You get zero say in Scotlands future & given where you're from I'm gonna guess Tory/Reform voter. Your figures are also wrong. Recent poles indicate that 59% of Scots want independence. A number that grows when farage is mentioned. Plus, amongst 16-35 Yr olds, 70+ % want independence.

31/8/2025, 12:26:56 PM | 3 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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Where are you from?

31/8/2025, 11:57:18 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture SilentSounds (@silentsounds.bsky.social) reply parent

... OK, when Labour got in. I don't deny there is a clear threat from these bigots, but it's overblown due to the constant media coverage. Helped along by Labour refusing to carry out media reforms & evangelical hate groups from the US.

31/8/2025, 11:56:37 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Yeah, I don't know when or where those stats are from, but right now, the majority want independence Anywhere from 52%-59%, depending on the poll you look at. Many Scottish Labour voters on seeing Labour in power have moved to wanting independence. They deluded themselves, thinking it'd be...

31/8/2025, 11:56:37 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I'm not complacent.

31/8/2025, 11:52:54 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture SilentSounds (@silentsounds.bsky.social) reply parent

... are throwing £ at politicians, media & hate groups. I think an independent Scotland where we keep the ECHR is essential. You know they'll come for trans people & immigrants first, but it won't stop there. Everyone's rights will be violated.

31/8/2025, 11:52:03 AM | 3 3 | View on Bluesky | view

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I'm not gonna deny things have gone backwards with regard to trans people in Scotland. However, independence & the ability to pass laws on media reform and politicians' lying would improve the situation. A lot of the hate has been imported by evangelical Christian hate groups from the US that...

31/8/2025, 11:52:03 AM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture SilentSounds (@silentsounds.bsky.social) reply parent

... all living up to that.

31/8/2025, 11:48:07 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture SilentSounds (@silentsounds.bsky.social) reply parent

... 2025 & Trump 2.0. They are pumping money into politics, media, social media & hate groups in the UK. Look it up. I suggest you put down the daily mail and turn off GB"News" They're lying to you, just like Farage. He's relying in you all being uneducated fucking idiots and you're...

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Profile picture SilentSounds (@silentsounds.bsky.social) reply parent

... Then there's funding. Do you know where much of Farages funding comes from? Have you ever wondered why these far-right bigots are suddenly more organised? That would be the £ & influence of the US evangelical Christian hate groups ADF & Heritage Foundation. They're responsible for Project...

31/8/2025, 11:48:07 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture SilentSounds (@silentsounds.bsky.social) reply parent

... this. Then there's the fact dear leader wants to remove us from the ECHR, The UN convention on Torture, and the UN convention on Refugees. Anyone capable of critical thinking will realise that the reason they want to remove us from the above is so they can violate our rights...

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Profile picture SilentSounds (@silentsounds.bsky.social) reply parent

... literal concentration camps, praising the military on the streets, checking peoples papers. Now, as someone who's spent her adult life studying history & law, I'm seeing more than a few red flags here. Trump has turned the US into a Christo Fascist police state & your dear leader supports...

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Profile picture SilentSounds (@silentsounds.bsky.social) reply parent

... Trump’s cabinet has strong ties to Epstein. But I digress. Your dear leader has been prasing Trump for his deportation efforts & how he's running the US. So that means he's praising the use of unidentified masked men to disappear people (including US citizens), praising the use of...

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Profile picture SilentSounds (@silentsounds.bsky.social) reply parent

... women & children) the other 60% cover for them. Then there is the fact that your dear leader, Farage, is besties with Trump. Trump, who's own DOJ & and FBI, acknowledge is all over the Epstein files. Epstein, who was a known paedo & sex trafficker & was Trump's bestie for 15 years (hell half..

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Profile picture SilentSounds (@silentsounds.bsky.social) reply parent

... lied through his teeth & convinced you the shitshow that was brexit was a good idea is just laughable. Add to that the fact that "it's about protecting women and children" when the reality is 40%+ of those bigots outside of asylum hotels have been charged with domestic abuse (so for abusing...

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Profile picture SilentSounds (@silentsounds.bsky.social) reply parent

😂 you mean the same uneducated racist xenophobic bigots that support the union & voted for Brexit. The wonderful thing is soooo many of these people are older. Nature will run its course, and the country will be a better place for it. The fact you idiots are willing to believe a man who...

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Profile picture SilentSounds (@silentsounds.bsky.social) reply parent

Of course it has. But that's basically Tory voters. Have you looked at how few of those exist in Scotland?

31/8/2025, 11:29:31 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture SilentSounds (@silentsounds.bsky.social) reply parent

... & it's the same group of 15 people.

31/8/2025, 11:28:31 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Yeah, that's not correct. We don't hate the English. We just aren't like them and don't want to be. We hate Westminster & the erosion of our rights. As for catholics & "proddies" as you put it. What time period are you living in? Football is the only time that nonsense is ever an issue..

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Profile picture SilentSounds (@silentsounds.bsky.social) reply parent

... homophobia & transphobia coming from the 3 main parties who want to remove us from the ECHR so they can violate our rights has made the majority want independence & more of us happy to just tell England we're independent rather than asking.

31/8/2025, 11:23:13 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture SilentSounds (@silentsounds.bsky.social) reply parent

... our government to unilaterally declare independence) is that Scots believe in the rule of law. We believed that Westminster would play fair & honour agreements. Clearly, this hasn't happened. However, the rise of far-right politics in Westminster. The blatant racism, xenophobia...

31/8/2025, 11:23:13 AM | 3 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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I'm all for that. In fact, I laid out a workable plan for Scotland to gain independence without England's permission 3/4 weeks ago on my feed. The reason people haven't been up for this until now (as from conversations I've had online and in person, I believe people are at the stage of wanting...

31/8/2025, 11:23:13 AM | 1 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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Yeah, you say UK. But this is definitely an English thing. Scotland has the SNP & Scottish Greens. Farages hate, xenophobia & just racist rhetoric aren't gaining traction here. Westminster & England again demonstrating the huge differences between countries and why most of us want independence

31/8/2025, 8:46:52 AM | 21 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I saw a clip from LBC 2/3 days ago. An English person was listing reasons to be proud to be English (listing inventions). Every single one of them was a Scottish inventor. It made me laugh & wonder if they're actually taught that or he was just ignorant.

31/8/2025, 3:48:07 AM | 4 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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So they've managed to commit a hate crime - which will go unpunished. Along with criminal property damage - which will go unpunished. I'm Scottish. I find the St George's Cross & Union Jack offensive. To me, they will always be symbols of oppression, hate, violence & empire.

30/8/2025, 5:55:53 PM | 7 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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This will only get worse for Scots if we remain in this unequal union. Reform, Tories & Labour are all pushing anti trans agendas. They want to remove the UK from the ECHR, the UN convention on Torture, the UN convention on Refugees. Think about what that means. Scotland must gain independence

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I have zero faith that they will decontaminate the ship prior to sinking. Otherwise, I might agree. But the MODs' record in Scotland is one of 150 nuclear "incidents" in 18 months, dumping depleted uranium shells in our rivers, not cleaning up chemical spills etc

30/8/2025, 2:02:16 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Yes, but it can be overruled at any time by Westminster. Which is why devolution (& its constant erosion, especially since Brexit) is the illusion of democracy.

30/8/2025, 1:59:06 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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... is worth serious consideration. We need independence, Westminster attacks our economy, erodes devolution, ignores Scottish courts, overturns our laws, and it's only moving further right .

30/8/2025, 12:16:52 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture SilentSounds (@silentsounds.bsky.social) reply parent

... valid argument. Especially in international eyes. General strikes, protests, symbolic unilateral declarations, and international pressure on Westminster. Given the lack of momentum, even though 56% of the population want independence & that grows when Farage is mentioned, I think the above

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... This brings me back to the 3.5% (200k people for Scotland). Sustained activism could exert pressure on Westminster. Just imagine if they proscribed a non-violent independence movement as terrorists. That would inflame things and, I think, give even more weight to our already...

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Profile picture SilentSounds (@silentsounds.bsky.social) reply parent

...social movement * If action is taken not only in UK & International courts (invoking UN rights to self determination) At the point when lawful routes are blocked - which let's be real, we know they will be. * Non-violent mass movement becomes more relevant...

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Profile picture SilentSounds (@silentsounds.bsky.social) reply parent

... in the Scottish Parliament could declare we are an independent country. This option has its issues. In that, the UK would never recognise us as independent, and we may fail to get international support. However, if: * We get international support * If we have a large sustained...

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Profile picture SilentSounds (@silentsounds.bsky.social) reply parent

... a colony (or more specifically a neocolony). That being the case, our options become: *Use Scottish elections as a defacto indy ref. While this was suggested before, there was never a concerted movement by the SNP or Greens to make that happen. At this point, a majority for independence...

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Profile picture SilentSounds (@silentsounds.bsky.social) reply parent

... Scotland the right to self-determination (in the form of an Indy Ref), and as has happened over recent years, all legal mechanisms have been exhausted. We as a country are left with few options. The above conditions having been met negates any argument that Scotland is anything other than...

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I disagree. A thought occurs. So, for autocrats, dictators, and colonies to fall,history shows us that all it takes is 3.5% of the population to wage a sustained movement of civil disobedience In Scotland, that would be just 200K people Now, if we assume that Westminster is never going to grant..

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I don't doubt that those who would have voted Tory before will now vote reform. We just have to make sure that they understand it's being pushed by the same liar that pushed the shitshow that is Brexit. For some people, cruelty is the point. They won't care.

30/8/2025, 12:07:34 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture SilentSounds (@silentsounds.bsky.social) reply parent

... their investment between a few parties & still get the influence they want. Maybe it's the autism, I see anger in this situation as wasted energy. Logically, we need to question them & call them out. We have to fight back against the far right social media narrative.

30/8/2025, 12:05:42 PM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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... these people don't believe my wife and I have the right to be together. They don't believe women have the right to vote. Fuck Farage is already taking money from their anti abortion groups. They're pumping millions into politics, legacy media & social media. Unlike the US, they can split..

30/8/2025, 12:05:42 PM | 5 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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Believe me, I am angry. I've noticed an explosion of far-right & English "religious" influencers on YouTube & other platforms. Farage & the Tories (Labour too) are taking fill advantage of help from the far right Evangelical Fascists that got Trump elected & are responsible for Project 2025...

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I don't deny they always put in their manifesto that they support an independent Scotland. But they do little to advance the cause of independence. We're at a point where it's not optional. It's essential if we are to keep our rights & rejoin the EU. As Westminster parties want to copy Trump.

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I remember my parents and my grandmother referring to her as just that. An evil witch. Universally hated by all but the wealthy in Scotland. Yet she seems to be loved and almost revered in most of England. She damaged the country just as much as Boris & Farage did with Brexit.

30/8/2025, 11:55:34 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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#Scotland #Independence #Westminster #politics #MOD Yet again, Scotland is being used as a dumping ground by the UK MOD. This live fire exercise could easily take place in English waters. To me this is "we rule over you & can pollute your waters if we want." share.google/OouvBmJfln5Y...

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In Scotland? cos that's a brave teacher saying that in Scotland 😂 I can think of plenty of ways to describe he. None of them complimentary. She's the UK equivalent of Regan. That's when the real explosion of transfer of wealth to the wealthiest few began. It's been on steroids since.

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I don't have an issue with that. As long as they make their pro independence stance very clear. The SNP needs to repair itself from the damage Swinney & Forbes have done. They've taken the party right. I'd rather it go back to being progressive. But that's just me.

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#SCOTLAND #REFUGEES #INDEPENDENCE This would be the difference between Scotland & England. Tell your MSP they are not getting your vote unless they have a solid, radical plan for independence. We have everything to lose if Farage gets to be PM.

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Yep, Scottish Labour is just crushing it with the positive headlines 😂 I'm surprised they're not trying to tell us he's trans yet. Cos oh look, it's a man that is the actual danger to women and children. Colour me shocked.

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Are you willing to push for Scottish Independence, as every Westminster party talks about removing our rights? My vote is conditional on a firm plan for independence.

30/8/2025, 10:01:31 AM | 4 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture SilentSounds (@silentsounds.bsky.social)

#politics #Westminster #Reform #Farage #independence #Scotland I'm not old enough to remember Thatcher. I've never met a Scot who liked her. English Reform voters (bigots) want Thatcher 2.0. Email your MSPs. Tell them we have nothing to lose. To work for independence. youtu.be/jKlpC5NgHy0?...

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... Nothing good will come from being taken out of the ECHR, The UN convention on Torture & The UN convention on Refugees. This ⬇️ gentleman makes the case and points out why Reform, Farage, The Tories & even some Labour want us out of the ECHR. We need independence youtu.be/E40AXGZ2Nrc?...

30/8/2025, 9:55:44 AM | 1 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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#politics #UK #Independence #Scotland #Westminster This is terrifying. Trump voters asked about dictator comments "oh that's just Trump, he won't do that." Farage is playing on that same ignorance. Scotland needs independence or we'll have to endure this shit. youtu.be/NtL_wjaw9Ek?...

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This ⬇️ is why religion has no place in politics.

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WHERES THE EPSTEIN FILES? share.google/yOja88WgbYVU...

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Profile picture SilentSounds (@silentsounds.bsky.social)

#Politics #Holyrood #Scotland #independence #Labour #MSPS Labour is just killing it with + press.🤣 So it's not trans people that are a danger to women in toilets. It is,in fact men. He had a hidden cam in the toilets at Holyrood Vote for independence www.thenational.scot/news/2542694...

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Personally, as a Scot who wants independence and has spent her adult life studying law and history, I find both the Union Jack & St George's Cross offensive. To me, they will always represent violence, oppression, and empire.

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Profile picture SilentSounds (@silentsounds.bsky.social) reply parent

... I could say a lot more, but I've ranted long enough. Apologise Farage is already working from the authoritarian playbook ⬇️ I've seen a lot of English influencers, recently, pushing religion conflating it with politics, just like in the US. All far right.

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... if you haven't seen one, watch 5 minutes of one. The sycophancy combined with the level of stupidity in the room makes it a sight to behold. Farage is getting help on his manifesto from Trump's camp & Orbans camp - look at the mess in those countries right now. It's not a comforting thought...

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... disruption to our lives. To me, that's code for "yeaaah, we're gonna violate your rights, but I'm rich, so give zero f*cks." The long & short of it is that like Trump, Farage is likely to ignore what people perceive as "norms," Trump ignores the law, court orders, & has a Kim Jong Un style...

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... a primary school education alarm bells start going off. He then proceeds in saying only Farage can save the UK. That Trump is doing great things. Indicating his approval of the use of concentration camps & untrained unidentified individuals. He tells us we need to be tough & accept some...

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... He lays out something similar to Farages speech. It's terrifying. Farage, Rees-Mogg, these far-right actors who crave nothing more than £ & power, want to remove us from the ECHR, The UN Convention on Torture, The UN Refugee Convention. Straight away, surely to any sane person with even...

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Profile picture SilentSounds (@silentsounds.bsky.social) reply parent

... Consider this. Rees-Mogg put out a video a few days ago. It seemed like an audition to be in reform to me. It's a window into the minds of these people. Remember, he worked with Farage to convince people in England to vote against their own interests in Brexit-then he profited £7.5million...

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... the UK pulled apart. Westminster as an institution isn't set up, from a legal point of view to deal with someone who abandons all norms. Look how poorly it dealt with Boris. Every word from that man's mouth was a lie & he took zero responsibility for his many, many sh*tty decisions....

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