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Stuart McMartin

@StuartMcMartin

Business: Web Development, SEO & Web Mapping (GIS). Building Community Maps. Likes: Sailing and Local Tourism.

Edinburgh Katılım Eylül 2009
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Stuzi 🐝🐝
Stuzi 🐝🐝@stuzi_pants·
Starmer gets a free ticket to an Arsenal match and the entire right wing media throws an instant conniption fit Farage gets a £5 million quid undisclosed Crypto donation made directly to his company, Reform U.K. and it’s wall to wall crickets from those very same media outlets
Narinder Kaur@narindertweets

Somebody remind me, how long did the media go on about some suits, pairs of glasses and concert tickets? Bought & owned by a man who doesnt live in Uk - Christopher Harbone previously funded Farage’s attendance at Donald Trump’s second inauguration, donated more than £13 million to the Brexit. He is also a key investor in the crypto. ....£5million is enough to secure you for life!!!! Will @Nigel_Farage resign? This is outrageous

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Ameer Kotecha
Ameer Kotecha@Ameer_Kotecha·
The reason the bell was such a masterstroke was because it simultaneously: 1) recalled our shared WW2 struggle 2) underscored he is also King of Australia 3) highlighted the King’s role as Commander in Chief 4) had a contemporaneous link (ie AUKUS) 5) was something of genuine historical value and interest that demonstrably required thought and effort to procure 6) was made in Britain 7) played to Trump’s vanity and is something he will genuinely like. The best gift from a British monarch to a U.S. President since the Resolute Desk
Marcus Walker@WalkerMarcus

This is the single most genius diplomatic gesture I have ever seen.

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The Shallow State
The Shallow State@OurShallowState·
We have a malignant narcissist with the most dangerous pathology known to mankind, who is without moral compass, who is old, who is ill, who is aggrieved, who feels entitled, who has no self-control, who sees enemies in all disagreements, who is bent on petty vengeances, who feels his time is running out, and who is so prone to panic that he almost never sleeps - although he occasionally passes out at meetings, and who is fixated - above all else - at projecting grandiosity and avoiding or rectifying humiliation. Can it be more dangerous? Yes. And here's why: He is also his entire universe. In his mind, he is ALL THERE IS. The universe ceases to exist without him. And THIS is why malignant narcissists with power never want to go down alone. Dems REALLY need to begin forcefully presenting a narrative that Trump is erratic AND unstable AND no longer able to carry out the duties of the presidency - as the entire world knows - and therefore he MUST be removed from office. It's NOT being said enough!!
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Jürgen Nauditt 🇩🇪🇺🇦
Donald Trump has just provided the final proof that he is not only a dangerous clown, but an active collaborator with the greatest war criminal of our time. After a 90-minute intimate phone call with Putin - the man who is having tens of thousands of Ukrainians slaughtered, who uses poison gas, torture, and systematic rape as tactics of war, the worst mass murderer since Hitler - this self-proclaimed “strongman” posts on Truth Social that he is seriously considering withdrawing American troops from Germany. This is not a change in policy. This is treason. This is the moment when the US president stabs NATO in the back while Putin is setting Europe ablaze. Trump is deliberately leaving Europe defenseless. He is sacrificing the safety of 450 million Europeans for a brief, dirty tête-à-tête with a dictator whose troops are currently committing war crimes. And he does it publicly, without shame, without even an attempt at disguise. Anyone who still claims that this is "America First" is deliberately lying. This is Putin First. This is the broken soul of a man who admires dictators because he wants to be one himself. Trump despises the allies, despises democracy, despises anyone who doesn't grovel before him. He doesn't see Putin as an enemy of the free world—he sees a kindred spirit. This 90-minute call wasn't a conversation. It was a deal. The withdrawal of troops from Germany isn't "negotiating tactics." It's payment.
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Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦@AdamKinzinger

Trump, after having a 90 min phone call with Putin, puts out a truth social that he is considering withdrawing all troops from Germany. Something sinister is going on between them. It’s time for “concerned” Republicans to speak out

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Maria Schmid - 🇵🇹
Maria Schmid - 🇵🇹@MariaSc90701399·
ONE OF UKRAINE'S MOST POWERFUL WEAPONS TODAY — CURIOUS? It's not a missile. It's not a tank. It's not even a conventional explosive. It's a pencil — or, more precisely, graphite.
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Dan Qayyum
Dan Qayyum@DanQayyum·
What did Charles actually do? He praised NATO in front of its loudest critic. He championed climate action in front of a climate denier. He called for interfaith dialogue during an administration that has banned citizens from Muslim-majority countries. He praised checks and balances on executive power to a room full of lawmakers who have been unable to exercise them. He referenced the Middle East crisis that is currently straining the alliance he was there to celebrate. He defended the Royal Navy after Trump publicly insulted it. And he did all of this while receiving standing ovations, bipartisan laughter, and a dinner invitation.
Dan Qayyum@DanQayyum

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Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦
Trump, after having a 90 min phone call with Putin, puts out a truth social that he is considering withdrawing all troops from Germany. Something sinister is going on between them. It’s time for “concerned” Republicans to speak out
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський
One of the most cynical Russian war crimes is the systematic, calculated transfer of Ukrainian children, scattering them across Russia, concealing their fate, “reprogramming” their culture, and continuously, shamelessly subjecting them to militarization. It is vitally important to bring our children back home from there. Before the Russians break them. And every initiative, every activity, every effort that helps achieve this also helps Ukraine. I said this while addressing participants of the Civil Society and Expert Day. Thanks to our Bring Kids Back UA initiative, we have secured 2,126 returns, and we will continue this work. We have engaged strong international mediators to help bring the children home. I am grateful to every country that has joined our Coalition for the Return of Children. I want to thank every leader of the countries contributing to the effort, and every First Lady of countries that care and are concerned about the fate of abducted children. I thank our Bring Kids Back team. I am grateful to all diplomats, international organizations, and journalists who maintain focus on the rescue of children.
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Army Media 🇺🇦
Army Media 🇺🇦@armyinformcomua·
Ukraine cannot afford an Iron Dome. So it is building something more difficult. The man who broke russia's armour for $13.8 billion explains the challenges. He was a TV producer. Then he built the most lethal drone unit in Ukraine's war. Now he's been handed the hardest job in the country. Meet Pavlo Yelizarov — callsign "Lasar" — founder of Lasar's Group, now Deputy Commander of Ukraine's Air Forces for small air defence and counter-drone operations. In a rare, deeply candid interview with Ukrainska Pravda @ukrpravda_news on April 30, he gave the most honest public account of where Ukraine's war actually stands — the achievements, the gaps, and what is being done about them. 🧵👇
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ALASTAIR CAMPBELL
ALASTAIR CAMPBELL@campbellclaret·
I know there is a lot of news around but can someone at the Beeb explain to me how a man they keep telling us might be the next PM getting an undisclosed donation of FIVE MILLION POUNDS from a Thai based crypto dealer (with a BS explanation about it being for lifelong security) is not even a news story when the man he wants to replace led the news for days over some glasses and Arsenal tickets?
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Brian Krassenstein
Brian Krassenstein@krassenstein·
Trump is so disrespectful. He literally cut in front of Queen Camilla while she was shaking hands. Every day is another embarrassment for our country.
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський
I thank His Majesty King Charles III @RoyalFamily, the United Kingdom, and all valiant American hearts for this clarion call for unity in support of Ukraine across the Atlantic. This is exactly what is needed to bring dignified and lasting peace to Ukraine and all of Europe. The people of Ukraine deeply appreciate all the support provided by the United Kingdom and the United States. Thank you.
Clash Report@clashreport

King Charles III: In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, when NATO invoked Article 5 for the first time and the UNSC was united in the face of terror, we answered the call together, as our people have done so for more than a century. Shoulder to shoulder through two world wars, the Cold War, Afghanistan, and moments that have defined our shared security. Today, that same unyielding resolve is needed for the defense of Ukraine and her most courageous people.

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Gandalv
Gandalv@Microinteracti1·
When America Folded, Ukraine started winning. Here is a thing Donald Trump would prefer you not think about too hard. While he was busy explaining to anyone within earshot that he alone could end the war in 72 hours, Ukraine quietly went and built one of the most effective asymmetric military machines in modern history. Without Washington’s weapons. And, increasingly, without Washington full stop. The Americans, you will recall, did eventually provide assistance. It arrived wrapped in so many restrictions it resembled a loan application from a particularly suspicious bank manager. Certain weapons could not be used against certain targets. Certain distances were off-limits. Certain conversations were not to be had. It was, in the generous assessment of military historians, a contribution. In the less generous assessment, it was a geopolitical participation trophy. Then Washington stopped showing up altogether. Ukrainian forces have quietly recaptured hundreds of square kilometers in the Zaporizhzhia sector, surpassing the territorial gains of the much-publicized 2023 counteroffensive  and deliberately said nothing about it, having learned that triumphant press conferences tend to end in embarrassment. Meanwhile, Ukraine regained the initiative in the world’s first full-scale drone war by launching a campaign of mid-range strikes designed to systematically dismantle the logistics of Putin’s invasion, targeting military warehouses, command posts, transport hubs, and air defense systems across the Russian rear. The numbers are extraordinary. By January to March 2026, the pace of Ukrainian drone attacks had effectively doubled, with 100 to 200 unmanned aircraft crossing into Russian airspace every single night. Russia’s own Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu admitted in March that not a single region in Russia could consider itself safe, and that the Ural region, once completely unreachable, was now firmly in the zone of constant threat.  Europe, for its part, did what Washington said it could never do without American leadership. EU military aid rose 67 percent in 2025, and the UK and Germany assumed co-leadership of weapons coordination after the US quietly stopped attending.  Last week, Brussels approved a 90-billion-euro loan package to fund Ukraine’s military and economic needs through 2027.  And Russia? CSIS documents nearly 415,000 Russian battlefield casualties in 2025 alone, with Russian advance rates of between 15 and 70 meters per day, slower, the analysts note with some satisfaction, than virtually any major offensive campaign recorded in the past century. Trump calls this a stalemate. Putin calls it progress. The Ukrainians call it Tuesday. Gandalv / @Microinteracti1
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Sama Hoole
Sama Hoole@SamaHoole·
There is a region in southeastern Spain called Almería. If you pull it up on satellite imagery, you will assume the screen has glitched. A vast, blinding white scab where a landscape used to be. It's not a glitch. It's 64,000 acres of plastic greenhouses. So much plastic sheeting that it is, genuinely, visible from space. The entire region has been wrapped in industrial farming film to grow tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and lettuce for European supermarkets in January. The plastic has created its own microclimate. The reflective surface is so vast it has measurably lowered local temperatures by bouncing sunlight back into the atmosphere. Scientists have a name for it. The Albedo effect of Almería. The only place on earth where human activity has cooled the local climate, and they did it by accident, while building the world's largest open-air plastic factory. The plastic itself is single-use agricultural film. It sits in UV light for three to five years, degrades into microplastics, blows into the Mediterranean, and ends up in the ocean and the soil. Every year, 45,000 tonnes of plastic waste is generated just from replacing degraded greenhouse covering. Every year. Just the covering. Inside, workers from Morocco and sub-Saharan Africa labour in 45°C heat for €30 a day. No contracts. No rights. Spraying crops with pesticides at concentrations that would be illegal on outdoor fields. Ventilation: minimal. Chemical exposure: constant. The aubergine looks lovely. The groundwater underneath Almería is so contaminated with agricultural runoff that it has been declared unusable. The region now imports water from elsewhere in Spain while sitting on top of a poisoned aquifer it created. The land that was meant to feed Europe more efficiently has become a place that needs water flown in to keep the show running. And this is what supplies your fresh vegetables in January. Grown in plastic factories. By exploited workers. Using groundwater they have already destroyed. Wrapped in more plastic. Shipped across Europe. Refrigerated the whole way. So a person in Manchester can have a tomato in February that tastes of nothing. But sure. Cattle grazing on Scottish hills are the environmental problem. Pull the satellite up. Have a look. Then tell me which system is the one that needs explaining.
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Steph Dennis
Steph Dennis@steffd62·
From @JackWDart To the Green Party and the Lib Dems, what on earth are you are doing? You bring down Starmer, detonate the centre of government, and drag the country into another period of chaos, all while gambling on an early general election. And for what? Who gains from that? Farage does. He is the one waiting for exactly this kind of stupidity. It is reckless, vain, and politically idiotic. Stop it. To the Labour Party, get a grip, close ranks around Starmer, and get through this period. Take the local election battering that is coming and keep moving. Do not blow up your own government. You still have three years of a huge mandate. That is three more years to keep repairing the damage, to keep turning the country around, and to keep improving people’s lives. The media will keep hammering you, and the political class will keep sneering, but Britain is in a better place under Labour than it was under the Tories. Could things be better? Definitely. But, if Reform get their hands on power, you can say goodbye to the Britain we know. Look at the chaos Trump has unleashed in barely over a year back in office, the cruelty, the instability, the degradation of public life, and imagine that transplanted here. That is the road Farage wants to take this country down. These are not normal times. Politics has changed, the old two-party order is breaking apart, and instability is no longer some distant threat hovering on the horizon. It is coming, and it will define the years ahead unless people stop acting so idiotically.
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Garry Kasparov
Garry Kasparov@Kasparov63·
Every civilized nation should state now that they will not attend if Putin’s invitation is not rescinded. Trump has made it clear whose side he’s on—always Russia's—but the free world must not go along with his attempts to rehabilitate a murderous dictator & enemy of the West.
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D.Radka, #NAFO 🇨🇿🤝🇺🇦
“Only the total defeat of the russian federation and the Ukrainian flag in Sevastopol will knock the virus of empire out of the brains of russians. russians must see that the empire is dead." -G. Kasparov
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Matthew Stadlen
Matthew Stadlen@MatthewStadlen·
Since the Brexit referendum 10 years ago, we’ve had six Prime Ministers (including Cameron). The sixth, Starmer, is wobbling. It’s been a decade of immense instability, and the idea that the chief architect of Brexit, Nigel Farage, would improve things is one of the most audacious claims in British politics.
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Kate from Kharkiv
Kate from Kharkiv@BohuslavskaKate·
HODGES: These gray-zone operations that Russians conduct against all of us mean that Russians are actually at war with us, even if they’re not launching Kinzhal missiles against London, Berlin, or Gdansk. The fact is, Russians are using all of their tools to create dissension, to fracture us, to probe and constantly test us, and to scare people so they will pressure their governments to stop supporting Ukraine. So, the sooner all of us get serious about inflicting consequences on Russians for what they’re doing, the sooner it stops.
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Alan Lester
Alan Lester@aljhlester·
1/3 The constant intrigue over Starmer-Mandelson is exhausting. We all know what happened & why. Starmer wanted Mandelson in the US because he was widely thought to be someone who could humour Trump & prevent him harming UK interests. Very few protested at the time.
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