BREAKING NEWS

O.J. Simpson is dead at 76. The N.F.L. star’s trial and acquittal on murder charges mesmerized the nation in the 1990s.

Blood, chaos and decline: these are the fruits of unbridled western hubris
#Owen_Jones
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Scottish Ministers publish bare bones report on climate impacts
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Thirty years ago the world failed to stop #Rwandan genocide #Chris_McGreal
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The same countries that said ‘never again’ after Rwanda have given #Israel a free pass during six months of #death and #destruction .
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Very sad to see The Jazz Bar closing. Thanks for all the years of good music.
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#Bute_House_Agreement in spotlight as political parties gear up for the general election: first time #SNP and #Greens have campaigned against each other at a national level while formally working together in government.
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'SNP announces appointment of #Stewart_Hosie_MP as party’s Campaign Director for upcoming Westminster election.
News comes as party confirms final candidates, making #SNP only political party to have candidates in place in each of Scotland’s 57 constituencies.'

A good choice!

#Herald intensifies anti-SNP, anti-Green, anti-independence coverage to include cartoons, most of its columnists and almost all of its stories, with token coverage by rational voices, most of it in the LETTERS page. No anti-SNP story is too small to be resurrected.

Contemptible.

Scotland's #independence is an urgent priority - so much depends upon it.
The #SNP is the key #Holyrood and #Westminster Party to vote for as the #political_arm
The YES Movement and YES electorate will be the key instruments for achieving independence.

'If you don't prosecute them, we will ...'
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#Guardian
#Nicaragua ’s case focuses on #Germany ’s supply of arms to #Israel , supplying over £258m last year.
Equates to more than a quarter of Israel’s military imports.
Demands restoration of #Gaza funding to #UNWRA , the #UN_agency providing #Palestinians with humanitarian aid.

#PrivateEye

The world court will rule on Germany’s support for Israel. That shows how geopolitics has changed
Steve Crawshaw
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Western governments could once be confident of protecting their friends. Nicaragua’s case shows those days are gone.
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#SNPMedia

'Westminster has made it clear Scotland is not a priority, after research revealed that the Chancellor’s budget will see #Canary_Wharf receive over £16,000 #per_person in additional funding than #Scotland .'

#Unrwa vital to avert starvation in #Gaza , says agency official
#Sam_Rose , UN body for #Palestinian refugees - fears #Israel plans to squeeze agency out of Gaza.
Unrwa vital to avert starvation in Gaza.
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Which countries supply Israel with arms and why is Biden reluctant to stop?
Pressure on Israel’s allies to halt the flow of arms has reached a boiling point.
Why do arms continue to flow from US to Israel despite ceasefire resolution?
theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

Newborns taken off incubators in Gaza REUTERS

‘We can’t tolerate this’: #Sunak condemns protest at #Starmer house.
Three arrested after young activists demonstrate at Labour leader’s home, urging support #Israel arms embargo.'

But he'll finance deaths/maiming of tens of thousands of Gaza innocents.
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More recent thoughts on independence and state of the union ...
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