Jakki Spicer

left the US for beautiful Scotland.

[Jakki Spicer @jks71]

@BronwynAnn Yes, I had a Uruguayan boyfriend like 400 yrs ago and he said he got the worst treatment on Span bc of his ‘South American’ accent.

[Jakki Spicer @jks71]

@JeffSharlet Don’t know if you’ve seen/heard of this, Jeff—David B was someone I’d not heard of when living in the US—but it’s an interesting take that not only looks at anti-semitism on the far right but also asks why is it so hard for the left to take it seriously. https://t.co/XXcHLpWaYj

[Tansu Yegen @TansuYegen]

History of Europe 1500-2022 in country balls

https://t.co/J4WcbNl2zB

[b-boy bouiebaisse @jbouie]

the supreme court: “just use the democratic process”

also the supreme court:

[First Minister @ScotGovFM]

FM @NicolaSturgeon convened a summit on abortion care today to ensure women can access health services without harassment or intimidation.

@scotgov will work with stakeholders on potential short-term solutions including byelaws, ahead of national legislation being introduced.

[Qasim Rashid, Esq. @QasimRashid]

Very cool how when a Black man peacefully kneeled at a private orgs football game it wasn't free speech and he's banned—but when a white man openly prayed on public grounds at a public school as a public employee it's definitely free speech and he's championed.

[Nicola Sturgeon @NicolaSturgeon]

One of the darkest days for women’s rights in my lifetime. Obviously the immediate consequences will be suffered by women in the US - but this will embolden anti-abortion & anti-women forces in other countries too. Solidarity doesn’t feel enough right now - but it is necessary.

[Jakki Spicer @jks71]

I am angry sad scared furious terrified and guiltily glad I don’t live anymore in a country that lets this happen again and again.

[Peter Frampton @peterframpton]

26 years ago, a gunman entered
Dunblane Primary School in Scotland,
killing 16 kids and a teacher. The UK
govt responded by enacting tight gun
control legislation. In the 9400+ days
since, there have been a total of O
school shootings in the UK. #Uvalde

[Jakki Spicer @jks71]

If Alito et al base their decision by claiming theres no right to privacy implied in the constitution, what’s next? How many others are based on this reading of the constitution? Lawrence v TX, Obergefell, Griswold…?

This isn’t the end. It’s just the beginning.

[Nicola Sturgeon @NicolaSturgeon]

The right of women to decide what happens to our own bodies is a human right. And experience tells us that removing the legal right to abortion doesn’t stop abortions happening - it just makes them unsafe and puts the lives of women at much greater risk #RoeVWade

[Jakki Spicer @jks71]

@LinvilleHHS I’m so sorry! I’m rarely on twitter and only just saw this—and moved to Scotland in 2019! I also wouldn’t really consider myself a journalist—I wrote for Alameda Mag for awhile and did some arts crit for years, but really am not an expert! Send my love to Alameda!

[IS Applications @UoE_ISApps]

Help @UoEIS spread some festive joy and make Christmas brighter for some of our city's most in need. Our annual 'Giving Tree' event has launched and you can support Edinburgh Women's Aid by donating to https://t.co/HDDQzyo9i4. Lets top last year's incredible £1225 raised.

[Randy Rainbow @RandyRainbow]

Joe and Kamala should run off to Vegas and get inaugurated without telling us.

[Jakki Spicer @jks71]

New word: Gleescrolling

[Joe Biden @JoeBiden]

For America’s educators, this is a great day: You’re going to have one of your own in the White House, and Jill is going to make a great First Lady.

[Jakki Spicer @jks71]

@KumarAGarg Do you think they’ll bring the OSTP back?

[Jakki Spicer @jks71]

@JeffSharlet Me too. Rural Scotland isn’t quite the street party that SF and NY are about to be.

[The National @ScotNational]

In 2018 Donald Trump visited Scotland - we gave this 'Scotland Says No' poster to readers ahead of a protest.

Now America has said no to Donald Trump too. Congratulations to President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris.

[Nicola Sturgeon @NicolaSturgeon]

Congratulations from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 to President-Elect Joe Biden and to history-making Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris 🇺🇸

[Doug Sovern @SovernNation]

WI: Trump is +100k, but there are 700k votes still to count
PA: Trump is +700k, but 1.8m to count
MI: Trump is +300k, but 1.8m to count
NC: Trump is +77k, but 300k to count
GA: Trump is +100k, but 450k to count

Keep in mind, those are mostly early/mail votes that favor Biden.