Marquis Melrose

Master Melrose is a plump (but not fat) cat who is not genetically programmed to give up. 🌻 Ⓥ [email protected]

[John Swinney @JohnSwinney]

SNP GAIN from the Lib Dems in the George St/Harbour by-election in Aberdeen!

Congratulations to our new Councillor Leon Marwick and the excellent local team. 👏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

I miss the old door.

[PeatWorrier @PeatWorrier]

If Wes Streeting is the answer, what is the question?

[JOHN NICOLSON 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 @MrJohnNicolson]

Translation: @theSNP wins an unprecedented fifth term

[Michelle O’Neill @moneillsf]

I have contacted SNP leader John Swinney and Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth to congratulate them on their enormous mandates.

For the first time ever, there could be three pro-independence First Ministers across these islands.

More and more people are looking towards a future beyond the constraints of the Union.

I look forward to continuing to build the friendship between the people of our nations, and to working closely with both John and Rhun in the time ahead.

[Tom French @tomfrench85]

"Depending on the results of the Scottish election next week, this may well be my final PMQs… I suppose the same is true for the Prime Minister"

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 SNP Westminster Leader @StephenFlynnSNP says Starmer promised change but delivered chaos - and voting SNP can seal his fate #PMQs

[Donna Goode @goodedonnae]

@EdKrassen

[John Swinney @JohnSwinney]

Scotland just became the first country in the world to pass a Community Wealth Building law.

Here’s how it will help local communities, local businesses and create local jobs. 👇

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

Statement from the Nobel Foundation

One of the core missions of the Nobel Foundation is to safeguard the dignity of the Nobel Prizes and their administration. The Foundation upholds Alfred Nobel’s will and its stipulations. It states that the prizes shall be awarded to those who "have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind," and it specifies who has the right to award each respective prize. A prize can therefore not, even symbolically, be passed on or further distributed.

For additional information, please refer to the Norwegian Nobel Committee: https://t.co/HqL1ZR8Bos

[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

A message from a Danish friend that really hit home:

“Dear Americans, Look Inward

I write this as a Dane, from Denmark. From here — and with Greenland very much in mind — it may appear that we fear the direction the United States is heading. And we do. But the truth is that you — as an American — are far more frightened.

You live in a country where power turns against its own people. Where the military is used at home. Where democratic institutions are weakened while fear becomes a governing tool. In that reality, silence is not neutral. It is a survival strategy.

So, you do things to convince yourself that everything is fine. You scroll. You binge-watch. You drink a little more. You choose sitcoms over news. You post a smiling selfie, add a stronger filter, and write: “Doing great.”

You stay quiet because speaking up can cost you your job. Because your employer fears losing contracts. Because schools, boards, and communities prefer calm over courage. So denial becomes routine. Distraction becomes normal. Comfort replaces truth. But fear does not stop there. You begin to police yourselves. You watch each other. You suspect each other. You question motives. You report. You label. You call fellow citizens extremists. You call them terrorists. In the name of security, you learn to mistrust one another.

And then think about this: when you dream of a bigger gun, a stronger caliber, more firepower. Ask yourself whether that weapon is protection, or a mirror. Whether the need for a larger gun is not a sign of strength, but a measure of how afraid you have become. Fear has many faces. Fear of those who call themselves patriots but threaten instead of arguing. Fear of your neighbor. Fear of the police. Fear of being open, kind, or publicly disagreeing. From the outside, this does not look like freedom. It looks like a frightening society pretending to function.

And then there is the thought you try hardest to suppress: that people willingly choose not to be part of the United States. Not out of hatred. Not out of jealousy. But out of clarity. That must be brutal and deeply disorienting to face — especially because, deep down, you already know why.

So, look inward. Not as a nation. As a person. Because democracies do not collapse in one dramatic moment. They fade while people convince themselves that everything is fine.

Kind Regards,
Jacob @JacobHokland “

[Chris Packham @ChrisGPackham]

On the tenth day of Foxmas , a fox upon a puddle: sitting on the tarmac , staring at its double .

Thank you Dave Green #FoxOfTheDay

[Richard Bowler @RichardBowler1]

The trick to good wildlife photography, is being able to get close to your subject, sometimes it doesn't always go to plan. This is Hetty when she was a cub, she thinks she's helping LOL.

[Marquis Melrose @MasterMelrose]

He’s barking mad isn’t he?

[Angry Staffer @Angry_Staffer]

Trump admits he took another cognitive test.

They don’t just give those out for funsies.

He also says the NYT reporting on his heath is sedition and perhaps treason.

Whatever news he got must be awful.

[Mary L Trump @MaryLTrump]

Donald hates it when they take a picture of him from that angle.

[Marquis Melrose @MasterMelrose]

💪🏼 Your vote is a catalyst for change! Stand with OneKind and vote for them to receive a share of £300,000 in grants at MyGivingCircle. Vote now and be a champion for good! 🏆 https://t.co/lfdqGZINdv

[Marquis Melrose @MasterMelrose]

Petition: Stop the Guga Hunt https://t.co/Vd78lTuVtq

[Slave to Industry @SlaveToIndustry]

A very Happy Birthday to @coseyfannitutti born today in 1951

[polo5 @poloandsons]

Thoughts and prayers with JK Rowling 😆

[Paul Bronks @SlenderSherbet]

Friend: "OK look, but don't make it obvious"

Me:

[John Swinney @JohnSwinney]

University tuition fees in England and Wales, as of today: £9,535

Tuition fees in Scotland: £0

That’s the difference the SNP makes. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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