Dr DJ Johnston-Smith
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@AddictedToTweed
Director of a heritage charity. Often found in a graveyard. Former landlord of one of Scotland's best known pubs. ALWAYS salt 'n' vinegar NEVER salt 'n' sauce!
I welcome the announcement by President Macron that 🇫🇷 will recognise 🇵🇸 in September. This is an important contribution towards implementing the two State solution, which offers the only lasting basis for peace and security for Israelis and Palestinians alike.
Al Jazeera has published the names of every journalist killed since Oct 7th. 231 Palestinian journalists have been slaughtered in Gaza. A whole generation of reporters wiped out while many of their colleagues in the West simply shrugged.
On Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt made a series of claims about the BBC's coverage of events in Gaza on Sunday. We've looked at the claims - and the number of misrepresentations and untruths that they contained.
"A new Scottish tartan has been created to honor the thousands of people—primarily women—executed for witchcraft in Scotland between the 16th and 18th centuries.” wildhunt.org/2025/02/newly-… #folkloresunday
"If American democracy can survive 10 years of Greta Thunberg scolding, you can survive a few months of Elon Musk." - JD Vance
