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I wrote something about Friday's memorial and Simon and hunting bears. gibbzer.tumblr.com

Good news! Our Hope Street exit will be reopened on Sun (22 March) at Glasgow Central to improve passenger flow. It'll be available to exit the station from first thing on Sunday. @NetworkRailSCOT @GlasgowCC @AvantiWestCoast @CalSleeper @ScotRail networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/hope-stre…

@BBCScotlandNews The Reform UK manifesto should frighten the shit out of everyone living in Scotland. Prescriptions Gone tax on health. University Education Gone. Barnett Block Grant Gone. Scottish Enterprise Gone Social Security Scotland Gone. Nature Scot Gone. Visit Scotland Gone. & much more

BREAKING: Reform UK have unveiled plans to reduce the Scottish Parliament's powers in their 2026 manifesto Nigel Farage's party wants to slash the number of MSPs and regularly review Holyrood's devolved powers People were warned that this is what they wanted.

COHEN: The people you fired were experts on Iran, were they not? PATEL: I don't believe so COHEN: They worked in counterintelligence, did they not? PATEL: I'm taking you at your word COHEN: You're the director. I'm not. You should know the answer

Oil crisis Gas crisis Thousands dead in Iran, Lebanon US servicemen dead Infrastructure burning Millions displaced And this imbecile says: ‘Our ungrateful allies in Europe should be saying one thing to President Trump: thank you’

@AvantiWestCoast Thank you!

@gibbzer Hi there, yes, that service is confirmed as running on Saturday - Mike

⚠️Until the end of Tuesday 17 March, Glasgow Central’s high level platforms (where Avanti West Coast trains run) are closed, with no trains able to run due to the impact of the nearby fire. Avanti West Coast trains will start and end at Motherwell, which you can reach using ScotRail services from Glasgow Central low level station (now reopened) or nearby stations. ℹ️From Wednesday 18 March, the high level platforms will partially reopen with one Avanti West Coast train per hour running to and from Glasgow Central. Station facilities including the Ticket Office, First Class Lounge and shops will remain closed. Please follow the temporary signage and barriers to find your way to and from trains. We'll also continue running trains to and from Motherwell and Edinburgh, where connections to Glasgow are available with ScotRail. 🎟️Avanti West Coast tickets dated 8-19 March can be used at no extra cost on any Avanti West Coast train on the same route until the end of Thursday 19 March. If your train is cancelled, your existing ticket will be accepted on one of the two Avanti West Coast services either side, including our hourly services to and from Glasgow Central from Wednesday 18 March onwards. As well as an hourly Glasgow service from Wednesday, our trains will continue to run to and from Motherwell and Edinburgh, where you can then use your existing ticket at no extra cost with ScotRail to get to Glasgow Central low level, or the neighbouring stations of Anderston and Argyle Street. Please allow extra time for your journey and check before you travel 👇avantiwestcoast.co.uk/travel-informa…

spot-on, from @anneapplebaum Money quote: "Donald Trump does not think strategically. Nor does he think historically, geographically, or even rationally. He does not connect actions he takes on one day to events that occur weeks later. He does not think about how his behavior in one place will change the behavior of other people in other places." "He does not consider the wider implications of his decisions. He does not take responsibility when these decisions go wrong. Instead, he acts on whim and impulse, and when he changes his mind—when he feels new whims and new impulses—he simply lies about whatever he said or did before." theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/03/…

The tragic decline of Port Glasgow and Inverclyde. An entire tenemental neighbourhood demolished, churches and all. Would break your heart...

The Geneva Conventions make it clear that attacks may only be directed against military objectives. A civilian object like a block of flats loses its protection only if it is being used to make an "effective contribution to military action."

Finland is the Happiest country in the World for the 9th year running. We also climbed up the world brand index from 7th to 5th. I am often asked why we do well in these rankings. I do not think there is a magic potion, but it helps to have a society which strives towards freedom, equality and justice. The basis of it all is a welfare society, a robust education system, a sense of security and a close attachment to nature. There is no such thing as a perfectly happy society, but providing some building blocks that give us a chance to live a meaningful life, to help others, will nudge us in the right direction during the journey of life.

A massively consequential investigation by Alan Rusbridger into GB News: how "one political party in Britain has effectively ended up with its own television station". Raises deep questions about hi-jacking of British media/political culture: thenewworld.co.uk/alan-rusbridge…

Booze! Drugs! Sweary lawyers! Egg in the buff! Ricky Gervais' big break! It's 30 years today since #ThisLife arrived on our TV screens and BBC4 are rerunning it tonight at 10pm. I wrote about how it discovered a generation of talent and changed TV drama theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2…

A new poll shows 52% of Americans believe Donald Trump planned attacking Iran to distract from the Epstein files, which is a bit outlandish to suggest he 'planned' anything

The Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace - Washington DC

French President Macron: “France did not choose this Iran war. We are not taking part in it. Nobody can force us.” Nobody can force us. This is not a diplomatic abstention. This is France — founding NATO member, America’s oldest ally, the country that helped birth American democracy — telling Trump and Netanyahu directly: you are alone in this. France: officially out. Germany: no. Norway: no. Canada: never. Japan: officially no. Australia: officially no. UK: not our war. Switzerland: airspace closed. Macron: nobody can force us. Trump threatened NATO with a “very bad future.” Macron just answered. Trump gets less than 1% of US oil through the Strait he mined. He asked the world to reopen it. The world keeps walking away. $21 billion spent. 14 Americans dead. Oil at $102. Cuba dark. Taiwan surrounded. Zero allied warships. Nobody can force us. Never stop connecting the dots.

Finnish President Alexander Stubb, "Brexit was a colossal mistake" "I'm too diplomatic to express exactly what I think about those who promoted Brexit, during the campaign, and those who still think that Brexit is a good thing" "It's not only like shooting yourself in the foot" "It's like amputating your leg without a medical reason for doing it"

No wonder Jackie Baillie has turned off replies. Revealed yesterday shocking stats on corridor care in Labour run Wales (28%) and England (18%) compared to only 7% in Scotland. Also English GPs completely overwhelmed by new online system and Palantir scandal. Don’t vote Labour

I’m not sure how we became accustomed to this. How it doesn’t shake us to the bone. It’s surreal how numb we became. We are slowly becoming dehumanized! Besides the reconstruction of our cities we need the rehabilitation of our lost souls.

I have been deliberately silent on social media for a while. I use all my social media platforms to promote education & make dreams come true for young minds. I rarely post anything about family or politics. This morning, Israel demolished the building I have an apartment in. It took 22 years of my work here & 20 years of my wife’s work to own this apartment. This madness has to stop.