Wednesday, October 7, 2026

Tories' plan to impose new nuclear power stations on Scotland means they have repudiated "The Vow"

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184 comments:

  1. Zionism is racism.
    Trans women are women.
    Two opinions, adopted as official messaging by major political parties which have nothing whatsoever to do with their core purpose.
    Just as the SNP trashed their hard won reputation when they let mentally ill nappy fetishists form official policy, the E&W Green's big conference reveal came from a woman with links to the world's most notorious terrorist organisation. Just as the Greens were on the cusp of becoming a serious political force, Polanski puts it all in jeopardy. Idiot.
    Scottish independence and the future of the planet. Why are the two issues that really matter in the hands of political amateurs?

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    1. The line about “mentally ill nappy fetishists” is a slur, not a description of any SNP policy. The SNP is an excellent party. Gender recognition reform under the exceptional leader Nicola Sturgeon would have let people change legal sex by statutory declaration, without a medical diagnosis. It was blocked by a UK government order and the courts. John Swinney did not revive it. Though it will return. He has said the government still stands with LGBT people, and a conversion-practices ban has been promised and then delayed. That is a policy record. It is not proof that a fetish group wrote the manifesto.
      Scotland’s net zero date is 2045, five years before the UK-wide 2050 target. Delivery is a separate argument: interim targets were dropped after the Climate Change Committee said the 2030 goal was no longer credible. Calling that the work of amateurs does not follow from the target, and it does not follow from a row about sex and gender.
      “Zionism is racism” and “trans women are women” are political positions. Whether they belong in a party’s core pitch is a fair argument. Smuggling a slur in beside them is not. The Greens comparison is a different party, in a different parliament, and does not establish what the excellent Swinney did.

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    2. The SNP are excellent. That is not a matter for debate, along with independence strategy.

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    3. Independence for ScotlandOctober 7, 2026 at 9:32 AM

      Anon at 8.03am people like you obviously prefer dictat to debate. Does that mean you want Holyrood shut down? Plenty of debate happens there every day.

      You say “ independence strategy” that strategy would be to do nothing.

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    4. Anon at 5.31 am .... you mention "a woman with links to the world's most notorious terrorist organisation". (Her name is Speitan, the man is named Pham.) Even the BBC News web-site, today, reports that "There is no suggestion in the documents that Speitan knew of Pham's criminal activities at the time they knew each other."

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    5. 7.32 - excellent, well-thought-through post - agree 100 percent.

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    6. There is no 7.32 post. Must've been deleted.

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    7. No great surprise, but Ross Greer has agreed with the Zionism is racism statement, bringing the Scottish Greens into line with their WM sister party.
      I think Polanski is in for a rough ride trying to appease all sides within his party over this. Such a needless distraction, the most charismatic, talented politician the Greens could hope for as leader and this might well finish him, just like the trans issue dragged Sturgeon down.

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    8. @6.27 I think it was more the hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of embezzled funds that brought Sturgeon down.

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    9. Dr Jim @ 11.09am

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  2. Apart from within Zonist and Zionist-influenced circles, there is no longer much debate about whether Zionism as practiced by the Israeli Govt in racism..

    It clearly is.

    And genocidal and fascist and apartheid.

    Fact.

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    1. Independence for ScotlandOctober 7, 2026 at 9:27 AM

      Certainly the Israeli government are very proud that they are racist fascists who enjoy ethnic cleansing and murdering children. Modern day colonialism in Palestine by people who believe they are doing god’s work by cleansing their promised land of Muslims. Madmen armed to the teeth by the USA. Having said that it is a disgrace that the UK still supports Israel. It is a disgrace that Israel still plays football in EUFA tournaments. It is also a disgrace that people like Swinney are so pathetically weak when asked about matters pertaining to Israel. It’s a genocide Swinney in Palestine not an outdoor picnic. The BBC are also a disgrace but then that is par for the course. An SNP leader should not sound like a BBC presenter.

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    2. It was also a disgrace (to put it mildly), what the Hamas terrorists did 3 years ago today!

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    3. Independence for ScotlandOctober 7, 2026 at 9:39 AM

      Anon at 9.31am it certainly was but two wrongs do not make a right.
      The French resistance killed many a German occupier. Was that wrong? History does not condemn the French resistance as terrorists. The Nazis responded by carrying out atrocities that included collective punishment by wiping out entire villages and burning the homes to the ground. Who does that remind you of?

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    4. IfS, you make a fair point.
      It just gets me that people continuously criticise Israel (rightly so), and of course it’s truly awful what they’ve done, but never mention what Hamas did on 7/10/23. That is the point I make.

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    5. Well said.

      When a brutal colonial power murderously occupies another country for over three quarters of a century, to blame the citizens of that occupied country for resisting is ridiculous.

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    6. why don't the palestinians just identify as trans-zionists and leverage the power of that lobby - could israel stand against the trannies

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    7. Independence for ScotlandOctober 7, 2026 at 10:37 AM

      Anon at 9.55am what the BBC will never tell you is that it is legal under international law to resist occupation by force. Israel is killing Palestinians every day of the week, for every week, for every month and every year for many decades. This occupation is also illegal under international law. They also arrest Palestinians ( including young children ) throw them in jail with no trial and leave them to be tortured and humiliated by sadists for as long as they want. Israel is a savage state that no decent person should have any dealings with.

      I feel the BBC mention the Hamas atrocity enough that I don’t feel the need to mention it. The BBC’s coverage of Scotland’s independence referendum and the coverage of Israel’s ongoing genocide proved conclusively that the BBC is not the purveyor of unbiased/objective/neutral news coverage that they like to pretend they are. It is an instrument of the British state.

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    8. IfS, I make a very reasonable comment @9:55am, a comment that the vast majority of people would agree with. I condemn both Israel and the Hamas terrorists. Yet incredibly you can’t bring yourself to even criticise Hamas. Unbelievable!!

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    9. Independence for ScotlandOctober 7, 2026 at 12:06 PM

      11.41am try reading my posts again KC. Eg “two wrongs don’t make a right”. It’s unbelievable that you missed my criticism but you didn’t did you. It seems that like Trump you care little for international law.
      You Britnats like your colonialism.

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    10. Have to agree with the anonymous poster regarding Hamas. They are terrorists plain and simple, and the vast majority of decent people condemn them as they do Israel.
      The Ifsy guy let’s himself down here I have to say.

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    11. Independence for ScotlandOctober 7, 2026 at 4:22 PM

      KC at 2.59pm agreeing with himself.

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    12. Just how "popular" is Israel with the rest of the humane world?

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    13. Let's round up the rats, charge up the chambers. AND LET'S GET GASSING.

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  3. Zionism as practised by Israel is indeed racism. There is no doubt about it.

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  4. Nuclear power seems a sensible future after all it's cheap energy and carbon free.

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    1. Independence for ScotlandOctober 7, 2026 at 10:55 AM

      Anon at 9.58am and it’s extremely dangerous.

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    2. Not in the decade-long construction phase it isn't.

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    3. That was the "carbon free" bit I was saying it isn't at 10.55. And it certainly is extremely dangerous.

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    4. It's not cheap when you factor in disposal costs. It is the most expensive option.

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  5. I’m indifferent about new Nuclear power stations in Scotland but that’s besides the point. The democratic position of the Scottish people as determined at the ballot box and in polls is against them.
    You have to ask why the Tories are so hell bent on building new Nuclear power stations in Scotland? The technical argument in favour would be down to base load and the variability of renewable energy, but the battery parks which blight our landscape and the massively increased Hydro pump storage capacity take care of that issue.
    By forcing new Nuclear power stations on us the Tories kind of strengthen the justification for the Nuclear waste dump to be located in Scotland. “If you have Nuclear power stations it’s only fair if you take the waste also.”.
    It would be naive to think that the aggregate super quarry at Glen Sanda is economically viable as a source of aggregate only. Why place a quarry in a position with effectively no road access?

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    1. New nuclear and up to 25KW per day free of charge for every Scottish residence (industry by negotiation, at discount to rates sold to England, Ireland & elsewhere, but offset against rates and corporation tax as appropriate & with punitive charges on any resale).
      ; )

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    2. There's still nuclear residue being found on the shore next to Dounreay.

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    3. A @ 12:16; Some interesting stuff a bit further out too (kinda makes you wonder if a family of Nessies hasn't been feeding on it all these years!)
      https://share.google/aimode/fOVMgJnT7zHprL1Fo

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    4. When will the whole truth about Dounreay come out? Is it under the 100 year rule?

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  6. If planning is taken back under Westminster control we will need direct action to prevent England’s nuclear reactors being built on Scottish soil. If we let this happen we are fecked as an Independent country.

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    1. We won’t ever be independent you fool!

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    2. Anon at 12.20. Keep kidding yourself on for the short time you have left. Your lot are dying out.

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    3. A deluded fool@2:27pm, you know as well as me it’s game over for the nonsense of independence.

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    4. Yet you come on an independence blog as you are worried.

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  7. Bang on comment about the long term nuke waste dump - that is a toxic shit can that has been kicked down the road for a very long time ...

    BUT LET'S FACE IT KIDS - WE ALL KNOW WHERE IT WILL END UP

    - unless you are independent and can tell the little englanders to GTF and shove it up their hole; I would put it, in the open air, at westminster

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  8. I see Campbell is now claiming his £400,000 target was not actually his. A big boy (his lawyer) told him to say it and ran away. And the muppets all nod their agreement. IFSY needs to cough up more. And how much is K C going to give. Come on guys. These poor lawyers need your money and so does Stuey boy. Meanwhile we still await Swinney making a call to action over the planning/nuclear power stations issue. Come on John. Get up off your arse and rally support. This is an issue where we could get Labour voters over to the Indy cause.

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    1. Independence for ScotlandOctober 7, 2026 at 11:03 AM

      The liar strikes again at 10.40am. The crowdfunder was set up to raise £30k and it was reached in 3 days - fact unlike your lies. You are not a serious commentator. You are full of lies. I did not contribute a penny to it. You lie like a Britnat - no different from KC.

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    2. The rev has his supporters amongst the frothers. This legal case against Police Scotland is for them, the most important political event currently happening in Scotland. His legal brief Roddy Dunlop is best remembered for complaining about how the rich were taxed in Scotland. Hopefully Roddy's legal fees will be met when the Rev and Clerkin lose their case !

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    3. 12.13pm where is the ring fenced indyref2 money?

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    4. A long time ago I donated to wings —fool me once! The right wing beardy chap from engerlund should look to his preferred country for monies and keep his nose out of Scotland

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    5. Oh dear IFSY. When you say the liar strikes again it's actually you. Good work. You need to read your hero Stuey's words more carefully. He actually says the sum raised isn't enough. You are going from worth a giggle to mouth frothing tragic. Give it up. Preserve a shred of your depleted dignity. No thanks needed.

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    6. Independence for ScotlandOctober 7, 2026 at 4:17 PM

      The liar at 2.33pm says: “ He actually says the sum raised isn’t enough.” Another lie from this lowlife Britnat.

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    7. Independence for ScotlandOctober 7, 2026 at 5:59 PM

      The perpetual liar and all round unpleasant person at 12.13pm says:

      “ This legal case against Police Scotland….” Incorrect it is a Judicial Review against Police Scotland AND COPFS.

      “ Hopefully Roddy’s legal fees will be met…” incorrect again. The KC referred to is working for free - no fee.

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    8. Roddy like Campbell wants to put the boot into the SNP. What does Campbell want all that loot for? Still paying the costs from the Dugdale case ?

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    9. Reading and comprehension isn't your strong point is it IFSY? Wee soul.

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    10. If the KC is working for free, why does Campbell need money?

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    11. Independence for ScotlandOctober 7, 2026 at 10:27 PM

      10.08pm Note to the perpetual liar my reading and comprehension is way better than yours as is my personal integrity. You are a very unpleasant person who just like the fascist Israeli government provides ample evidence that you are proud of the fact.

      8.35pm the people that have been putting “ the boot in to the SNP “ are Sturgeon’s gang. Campbell has committed to returning every penny if the Judicial Review does not proceed. Strangely enough he has not stated it is ring fenced. Time will tell. It’s also long past time for Sturgeon to be doing time.

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    12. I thought is blog and video was about the tories and the broken Vow.

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    13. The Will of The Force.October 7, 2026 at 11:33 PM

      As usual IFS comprehension skills re Stu Campbell, is BS. He should stick to watching old episodes of Jackanory.

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    14. IFSY using references to the appalling genocide in Gaza to try to score points. How low and scummy can IFSY go? We've just found out.

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    15. IFSY at 10.27.Read up on transferral and self awareness. You excel in one and completely lack the other. No prizes for guessing which is which. You and K C are clearly sad lonely little men. Shame, but you bring it on yourselves. At least you help James ‘s hit numbers.

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    16. The perpetual liar just disnae like his lies being pointed out.

      This unpleasant person should stick to dishing out personal abuse as he has obviously had years of experience in this area and it rquires very little knowledge, intelligence or personal integrity.

      It's about all his posts amount to. Lies and personal abuse.

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    17. 10.16pm what is wrong with people like you. Are you unable to read. The answer is that there are other costs eg his solicitors.

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    18. Where is the ring fenced Indyref2 money? Funny how people like the perpetual liar who claim to want Indyref2 and independence are just not bothered about the missing money raised for a referendum - KC isnae bothered as well - could the answer be that the perpetual liar really is a Britnat. His use of appalling coarse language in his posts does not reflect well on independence supporters. Sounds like a false flag operation. Possibly KC performing two roles.

      Where is the missing ring fenced Indyref2 money ? Nae answer from the anons.

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    19. And right on cue IFSY exhibits a staggering lack of self awareness. The wee man barred from commenting on WOS for being, inter alia, abusive, responds to his behaviour being criticised by, you’ve guessed it, being abusive. And he claims to have intelligence and intergrity. He needs help. Maybe Stuey can do a fundraiser for IFSY’s therapy fees. Might take more than £30,000.

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    20. Independence for ScotlandOctober 9, 2026 at 9:43 AM

      The perpetual liar continues with his personal abuse but cannae say where the ring fenced indyref2 money has gone. His post at 12.20pm demonstrates what I said. He just posts personal abuse and never any worthwhile content.
      Liars hate their lies being exposed - he must have been raging all day yesterday. You still raging?

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    21. Independence for ScotlandOctober 9, 2026 at 9:50 AM

      The perpetual liar (12.20pm ) now says I was banned from WOS but he claimed recently I was Campbell’s biggest fan 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. The simpleton cannae keep his story straight from one day to the next. Always happens with perpetual liars.

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  9. Independence for ScotlandOctober 7, 2026 at 11:16 AM

    Excellent video James. You make your points in a very clear and concise way which hopefully will get your points across to a wider audience on YouTube.

    The infamous VOW was always just another Britnat lie. It was sad so many Scots fell for their con. The Vow also broke the terms of the Edinburgh Agreement. It is also sad that the party of Scottish independence had Murray Foote, part architect and editor of the Vow, as its Chief Executive.

    I would add that Milliband has also said he would like to establish nuclear reactors all over Scotland.

    All of this is just more evidence that Scotland is a de facto colony of England and the current SNP leadership are, at best lukewarm on independence, or devolutionists.

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    1. “………..de facto colony of England…………”
      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
      Oh dear, what nonsense you spout IfS.

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    2. IfS, a serious question for you, and I’d appreciate an honest answer and not your usual bull.
      Do you, hand on heart, see a route to independence or even a referendum? Bear in mind the Supreme Court ruling that only Westminster can grant an independence referendum. I’m sure you’ll agree that no PM is ever going to grant a referendum, and risk forever being remembered as the person responsible for breaking up the UK. They ain’t going to repeat Cameron’s mistake, are they?
      Are you in the camp who thinks sustained support for independence of around 60% would make Westminster buckle under the pressure?
      Oh, and please spare me the “de facto” referendum nonsense.
      In your own time, no rush.

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    3. Educate yourself K C. The S C decision refers to and applies to only the powers conferred on the S G by the Scotland Act, nothing more. Scotland has an inalienable right to self determination. Nothing to do with the Scotland Act. This is well above your Daily Mail pay grade. Fuck off back there and give us all peace.

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    4. 2:40pm, a desperate Nat who has to resort to foul language.
      A sad individual amongst many saddos.
      You won’t ever get yer independence ya dipstick.

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    5. Oh dear someone’s cage has been rattled.

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    6. So still nothing from IfS on the question I asked him at lunchtime.
      In fairness I didn’t think he’d be able to answer it, but thought he might have had the decency to respond.

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    7. So you don’t have a route to a referendum or independence IfS, thought as much!

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    8. Poor K C doesn't even understand my post at 2.40. Can only whimper at being told to fuck off. You are a thicko troll. Get used to it. Oh, and fuck off back to Daily Mail land.

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    9. 10:07, you are a dickhead of the highest order.

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    10. Well IfS, you’ve had nearly 24hrs to answer my question, and still nothing back from you!
      I can only assume, for all your bluster, you can’t come up with a route to independence or even a referendum!
      Your anonymous sidekick stepped in and made a pathetic attempt to help you out, but just resorted to foul language.
      Says it all really, oh dear.

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    11. Anon at 10.41. Gosh K C aren’t you the angry wee unionist troll. It’s not my fault you choose to be a pathetic troll. And it is a choice. Get a life. Try to get your hole. Get lost. No thanks needed.

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    12. 9:58am,
      You and your like are an embarrassment to Scotland and decent Scots. It’s clearly you who needs to get a life!

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  10. So Scotland is energy rich, oil, electricity and yet the tories want to enforce chinese/ french nuclear waste onto our shores. I wonder how much the tories will be paid?

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  11. John Swinney has been SNP leader and First Minister since May 2024. He took over after Humza Yousaf resigned, was elected unopposed, and the SNP stayed the largest party at Holyrood in 2026. He did not bring back the blocked gender-recognition bill. His government still cites policing numbers, the Scottish Child Payment, homes and the A9 and A96, and a net zero date of 2045.

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    1. He is a very good leader as the electoral results and poles show.

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    2. He deserves praise and has sacrificed so much for the SNP.

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    3. Independence for ScotlandOctober 7, 2026 at 10:35 PM

      Anon@9.18pm what has he sacrificed?

      8.45 and 8.57pm you seem to have forgotten about the UK election in 2024. When pumping out propaganda best to get the facts aligned with the message. Holyrood 2026 is the only election John the Redactor has ever won as SNP leader.

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    4. He has sacrificed a normal life. He could have done many other things with his talents but chose to dedicate his life to the SNP; his contribution to the SNP are many and they will not quickly be forgotten.

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    5. Independence for ScotlandOctober 8, 2026 at 10:55 AM

      8.47am I’ve forgotten them. Remind me. You can miss out all the days he spent redacting documents or planning how to keep papers secret. You can also miss out his plan to fail plan for an SNP majority at the election earlier this year.

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    6. @8.47am We know it's you Dr Jim.

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    7. Independence for ScotlandOctober 9, 2026 at 9:34 AM

      It looks like 8.47am has forgotten them as well. Or more likely the AI couldnae find any.

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  12. 'Scottish' Unionism is the perfect place for those who are ashamed of their own culture, embarrassed by their own country and desperate the pretend they are really English.

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    1. Whats your point?

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    2. 10.30 If you don’t know 10.04’s point then you never will. Back tae Govan!

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    3. What point is she trying to make?

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  13. Comedy gold available at no cost over on WOS. The comments section is populated by the most entertainingly stupid people in Scotland and Bath. Needed £400,000. Got just over £30,000. Hang on. We didn't really need £400,000. Our lawyers made us say that. Boo hoo. A guy living in Bath has an extraordinary interest in Scottish politics. Why is that? Could it be he has discovered a seam of gullible simpletons willing to give him cash on a regular basis to make them froth at the mouth. It would seem so.

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    1. How do your lawyers make you say something?

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    2. Those same gullible fools flung money at Campbell when he lost the Dugdale case.

      Difference back then was that his target was a unionist politician, so a lot of genuine Yessers gave him their cash.

      Now, his target is always the SNP/Sturgeon, so his cash comes from one of two sources;

      1. Unionists who hate everything to do with independence

      2. Conspiracy-laden ex-Alba supporters and blood and soil nutters from the extreme fringes of the Yes Movement who hate SNP/Sturgeon.

      How the once mighty Wings has now been reduced to a tiny, irrelevant and pathetic excuse for one wee man's obsession of 'destroying' everything he deems responsible for bringing down his extremely flawed hero Salmond, when it was Salmond's own behaviour that was the real culprit.

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    3. Anon 10.33. Not up to speed with wos but did u just claim a blogger tried to raise £400000, 400 grand really? and only reached 30 grand. Ffs thats an awful lot of money for any blogger to raise,I would imagine

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    4. Anon at 8.00. Oh dear, that sounded really witty and clever in your wee head didn’t it? Off you go back to WOS (the place you don’t frequent). The saddest part is you thinking you are fooling anyone. It’s almost tragic. Wee soul.

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    5. Anon at 11.07 pm. Don’t post after you’ve been drinking. You’re welcome.

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    6. The perpetual liar really really disnae like his lies being exposed.

      Stick to your coarse abuse that's about all you are good for.

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    7. Wings supporters can be found on the National BTL, including one guy who started his very own party (unclear whether it still exists or not). For the likes of him bashing the SNP takes priority over Scottish independence.

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    8. Lol ... IfS accusing someone of course abuse. He obviously doesn't do irony, as they say.

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    9. Anon 9.48. Wtf are you talking about. Absolute clown

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    10. Independence for ScotlandOctober 9, 2026 at 9:31 AM

      Anon troll at 2.36pm you obviously don’t do spelling well.

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    11. Independence from ScotlandOctober 9, 2026 at 9:56 AM

      The perpetual liar at 9.48am says : “ Off you go back to WOS….” yet the liar claims in a post further up that I am banned from WOS. Liars just cannae keep their story straight.

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  14. Some good news from Scotland’s schools.

    The 2024–25 figures, published while Jenny Gilruth was education secretary, show primary literacy at 74.5 per cent, the highest level on record. Numeracy held at 80.3 per cent, also a recorded high. The gap between pupils from the most and least deprived areas in those measures was the narrowest since the series began.

    Attendance rose to 91 per cent. Teacher numbers were up. The 2025 exam results showed higher passes at National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher.

    Gilruth has linked the gains to the Scottish Attainment Challenge and to the decision to keep National 5 exams rather than scrap them. Worth a look if you only ever hear the bad news.

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    1. Had done a lot for the SNP - future leader.

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    2. 11.23 Gilruth as leader, Dugdale as Chief Exec.

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    3. Dugdale is Labour not SNP.

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    4. A rising star in SNP. I would expect she could win in an SNP leadership contest.

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  15. Just remember this, IFS was banned from WOS because he was too stupid and abusive for even Stewie Campbell to tolerate, and that says a lot considering the looniacs he does put up with for money

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    1. Gilruth as rug procurement officer

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    2. Independence for ScotlandOctober 8, 2026 at 10:48 AM

      Just remember that Dr Jim ( 1.08am) is a total bampot who has boasted that he had assaulted many women. This nutter makes a change from the other nutter who refers to me as IFSy and claims I am Campbells biggest fan. Some other idiots have also claimed that I actually am Campbell. Others have claimed in the past that I am James because we both advocate using an election as a referendum.

      I post my own opinions. If they happen to coincide at times with Campbell so be it. If they happen to coincide with Swinney so be it. If they happen to coincide with James so be it. It’s called having a sensible adult approach. Something these nutters will never understand never mind do.

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    3. IfS, yesterday at 12:55pm I asked you a simple question. I said there was no rush, but wasn’t expecting to be still waiting for a response almost 24 hrs later!
      I suspect you have no answer to the question, but if that’s the case, no worries, you just have to say.
      I await your belated reply.
      Thanks.

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    4. I do not know if anon at 1.08 is Dr Jim, whoever that is, but it is significant that you do not deny what he says. You really need to take a long hard look in a mirror, and ask what is wrong with you. You need help. What you do is not healthy. Have you not got a job?

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    5. Anon troll at 12.10pm I have denied it many times in the past. Stop trying to kid on you are a newbie. You are a troll.

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    6. No job then? Why not? And read more slowly. You seem to struggle in understanding what people are saying.

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    7. Dr Jim @ 12.16pm

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    8. Is that you Cubby? How's geeo keeping these days?

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  16. ifs-- everyone who doesn't agree with him is a nutter. Obviously he was fed up calling folk numpties. Such a debater!

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    1. I’d go as far as to say he is a master debater.

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    2. Independence for ScotlandOctober 9, 2026 at 10:00 AM

      Anon Troll at 1.32pm another liar. I do not call everyone who disagrees with me a nutter.

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    3. Nutters, numpties, nicophants. The list goes on. Are you really too stupid to get the message? I suspect you are. And why do you not have a job?. We shouldn't have to keep you unless there is a good reason you do not work. Is there?
      Answer.

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    4. 12.07 sounds like a member of Reform - no scrub that, a member of Restore. So nutter sounds right fof this anon.

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  17. Have just watched today's FMQs. Pretty dull, really, overall. But what has happened to Stephen Kerr (Tory MSP)? He looks like he's at Death's door.

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    1. John Swinney answered questions well today IMO.

      His FMQs style is full of political authority. He is calm, assured and experienced. He absorbs attacks without drama and answers answering with precision, patience and sureness-of-touch.

      He projects the stature and the gravitas of the seasoned statesman that he is.

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    2. Swinney has his hand firmly on the tiller, guiding Scotland skillfully through choppy waters. He is the most able of Seamen.

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    3. My my. A I is busy today.

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    4. A I - Let's Die

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    5. Unlike Sturgeon he likes seamen

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    6. The standout at FMQs today was John Swinney’s answer on Thomas Kerr’s motion about banning face coverings.

      His defence of community safety and his rebuke of the divisive debate were clear and forceful.

      It is a reply that will not quickly be forgotten.

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    7. How nasty are mysoginists

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  18. Good to see Thomas Kerr getting his arse handed to him in the Face Covers debate.

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  19. Aye the burqa is banned in France and look where they are today.

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  20. Zionism is Racism.

    100000000000000000% accurate and true.

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  21. And your point caller

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  22. And so is anti-Semitism

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    1. Haven't heard anyone say otherwise. But criticising the murderous IDF and the murderous Israeli government is not anti semitic, so spare us that one.

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  23. Of course Zionism is racism, it isn't even debatable.

    Zionism means the constant expansion of the 1948 Israeli State, by whatever means the Israelis think fit.....including mass expulsions of Palestinians from their homes and land, the brazen theft of those Palestinian homes and that Palestinian land by Israelis and the starvation, deprevation of water and medicines, mass-murder/genocide of any Palestinians who stand in the way of that Israeli colonial expansion.

    That, plainly, is a racist, fascist and apartheid modus operandi by a brutal and murderous Zionist Israeli Government.

    Anyone who still supports that rogue Israeli State and its vicious Zionism, is made of the same stinking, putrid human detritus as Netanyahu and his child-slaughtering shite.

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  24. What do you think should happen to the Jews then

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  25. The Israeli Zionists could start by returning all the land and homes they stole and leaving all the Palestinian land they illegally occupy..

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    1. Israel within its original boundaries.

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  27. Back to the original 15000 sq km of land allocated to them by the UN in 1947/48.

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  28. Zionism is Racism.

    And Fascism.

    And Apartheid.

    And Genocide.

    In other words, it is a festering stinking turd on humanity.

    It should be completely flushed.

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    1. Remember that zionism is a word for nationalism. You have a problem with nationalist Jews.

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  29. Israel is now perceived more negatively than any other country in the world, according to new global polling published by Nira Data as part of its 2026 democracy and country perception research.

    Fully deserved.

    Israel is a racist fascist apartheid genocidal shithole.

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    1. We shouldn’t forget it was the Hamas terrorists who started it all off with the atrocities of 7-10-23.

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    2. Independence for ScotlandOctober 9, 2026 at 9:24 AM

      KC at 12.03
      am it started centuries ago when the Zionist’s planned their ethnic cleansing and land grab. Nobody believes your rubbish.

      Israel is a racist fascist apartheid genocidal rogue state armed to the teeth by the USA and supported by the UK.

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    3. Anon 12.03 it started in 1948.

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    4. zionism should be seen as a parallel ideology to fascism/national-socialism : they both believe in the "master race", they just disagree on who it is

      zionism = jewish nationalism
      bolshevism = jewish internationalism
      capitalism = state sponsored usury = jewish finance

      - people need to start "noticing" the patterns.

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    5. Anon at 12.03. Are you lying or are you really that ignorant and stupid?

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  30. Thought for the new day.

    For 1979 Labour weren't fully behind Devolution, and the SNP were wishy-washy to start with, as it wasn't Independence. We failed to get Devolution.

    For 1997 18 years later, Labour were fully behind Devolution, the SNP got onboard fairly early on. We got Devolution.

    In 2014 the SNP were fully for Independence, but Labour were against though many members were for. We failed to get Indy.

    Conclusion, thinking with the cortex not prejudices - we need Labour.

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    1. We failed to get devolution in 1979 due to a hostile right wing press plus the machinations of George Cunningham (remember him ?)

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    2. Eats shoots and leaves.

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  31. From the Herald:

    "Why John Swinney’s ‘lose our pensions’ claim does not add up"

    That reminds me of 2014 when the Herald ran with the story:

    "Why Gordon Brown’s ‘lose our pensions’ claim does not add up"

    Oh, wait, it didn't.

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    1. The Herald is such a right wing, red , white, blue rag these days

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    2. The Herald used to have quality journalists like the late Ian Bell. Now it has hacks like Kevin McKenna.

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  32. Israel are like Millwall fans: 'No-one likes us. We don't care'

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    1. In which part of Scotland is Millwall

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    2. Anon 9.47 Ibrox could be regarded as Millwall north.

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    3. Too true, Blue.

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  33. Humza Yousaf's strong stand on Gaza while First Minister will not quickly be forgotten. He deserves credit for his anti-hate initiatives. An under-rated First Minister who deserved longer in the job and had been growing in stature, standing and sureness-of-touch.

    Brought down by the Greens. This will not quickly be forgotten.

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    1. Thanks for the reminder about Humza the Brief. I had forgotten him already.

      Yousaf was brought down by his hatred of Ash Regan.

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    2. Ash Regan, whatever became of this giant of Scottish politics?

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  34. Now that the eradication of the State of Israel is E&W Greens policy with full support from the Scottish Green leaders, they share a major policy with Hamas, Hezbola, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Yemen, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Somalia, N. Korea, and many other charming people.

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    1. They also share the view of most of this Planet, pal.

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    2. You are a clumsy liar.

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  35. Interesting fact that it is only the governments in most countries who 'officially' still back the Zionists in Israel, who actually support that shite.

    If you look at all the publuc polling in those countries almost universally the general public hates Israel's guts.

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  36. Trump will be raging. The Israeli government will be raging.

    Butnham will be wondering what to say. The UK still supporting this monstrous country Israel is sufficient reason on its own to reject Westminster.

    Navanethen Pilly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

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    1. I agree with you completely regarding Israel IfS.
      Just a pity you can’t bring yourself to condemn the Hamas terrorists and the atrocities they committed three years ago.

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    2. Anon at 12.42. You are a liar.

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    3. Independence for ScotlandOctober 9, 2026 at 2:21 PM

      KC at 12.42pm lying again. You know fine well I posted it was wrong what Hamas and other groups did three years ago. You, like so many right wing nutters, have a problem acknowledging that international law permits action to be taken against oppressive occupation. You don’t seem to care much for the law unless it is English law.

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    4. Hamas and the Muslim brotherhood are working overtime on this site. Makes one proud to be Scottish.

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    5. IfS, I can assure you I’m not a “right wing nutter”!
      It appears everybody who doesn’t share your views is a nutter, numpty, lowlife, nicophant, idiot, etc.
      Do you get a kick out of sitting letting off hot air, and generally miscalling nearly everyone on here?

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  37. The Obese Orange Blimp and his genocide-supporting, fascist, racist, murderous administration have 'coincidentally' just announced today that they are going to livestream the execution of a convicted terrorist, on the same day that an acclaimed human rights/anti death penalty activist has been awarded the Nobel Prize.

    Trumpton's wee feet are being well and truly stamped at missing it yet again 😂😂😂

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  38. Independence for ScotlandOctober 9, 2026 at 2:39 PM

    All these SNP nicophants just cannae seem to remember where the ring fenced indyref2 fund has gone. Strange that since the AI nicophant anon seems to tell us that all manner of things will “ not quickly be forgotten” . Funny how a sum of money ranging from £600k to £670k can be quickly forgotten by so many and none of the SNP nicophants with a memory problem are interested in where the money is. I didn’t realise the SNP had so much money it could afford to just forget about this amount. If the money is not accounted for then there will be speculation about it. Come on some of you must know where it is. If you are all truly clueless just say so.

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    1. Straight from wee Stuey's handbook today.

      Pathetic.

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    2. I have no clear recollection of that event.

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    3. We know you are entirely clueless IFSY. Take a break, a long one.

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  39. They probably sent it to Hamas. All these tunnels don’t come cheap

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    1. Better than straight to the Fascist IDF to enable a few hundred more babies slaughtered.

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  40. IFSY can spend all day on here telling fibs and being abusive because he doesn't work. He is clearly able to use a keyboard. He could get a call centre job. Why doesn't he. Why are we keeping him? Come on IFSY. The truth. Out with it.

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