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Michael Glackin retweeted
Again, we Iranians woke up this morning to horrifying news:
The Islamic Republic has hanged three more innocent protesters.
Shocking that how hanging human beings for speaking, for demanding Freedom has become the Islamic Republic’s new normal. Worse, the world seems to be getting used to it.
Today, Hassan Dioband, Hamid Kazemi, and Reza Zanganeh were executed over January’s protests.
Three lives taken. Three families shattered.
Stop normalizing executions in Iran.
#StopExecutionsInIran
Michael Glackin retweeted
Gaza: Calls for urgent action as thousands of tents are flooded indcatholicnews.com/news/562… via @icn_uk
Michael Glackin retweeted
Horrid scenes from Gaza where heavy rains have flooded most tents and left 2 million Gazans cold and wet with no dry mattresses or bedding.
Michael Glackin retweeted
On my birthday I remember, as I always do, Senator Gordon Wilson and his wife Joan. Their daughter Marie lost her life the day I turned 10 and the words of a man with every reason to hate but instead choose to love remain with me forever.
Michael Glackin retweeted
It was an honour, as Taoiseach, to represent the Government and lay a wreath at the Remembrance Day ceremonies in Enniskillen.
A deeply moving event to remember those who have fallen in past wars, and remembering all those who lost their lives in the Enniskillen bombing atrocity
Who pays the Ferryman? “Scottish taxpayers are trapped on an expensive Penrose staircase. Holyrood cannot retire old ferries because it cannot finish new ones. Every delay means higher costs keeping the existing fleet afloat. Taxpayers are effectively paying twice for government failure.”Link in bio & replies…
Michael Glackin retweeted
I've donated a signed guitar to help raise funds for the restoration of Olympic Studios in London, where I recorded three of my albums.
The guitar is now available in the Olympic Sound Studios fundraising auction.
You can find out more here:
olympicsoundstudios.indy.auc…
Absolute pleasure to participate in the economy panel at the @WeDOScotland Conference & Awards in Edinburgh on Thursday, alongside Stephen Montgomery & Malcolm Robertson & ably chaired by Kenny Kemp. Well done to @belindarobert for organising a great event, a fantastic advertisement for Scottish business. Congratulations to all the winners.
Michael Glackin retweeted
He (Major Lance) had a hit with "Rhythm" in 1964. Now he has a daughter that is the governor of Georgia.
Michael Glackin retweeted
Eurostar to Amsterdam. Very cramped, big man dumps his coat & bag next to me ,doesn’t smile, no hello, just grumpy rude. 2 teenagers behind , Glasgow accents ‘oh man you can go in a f.ing cafe & get f.ing weed & nae bother it’s fiing feast nae fing bother it’s fing amazing…rude man stands up ‘do you mind not using disgusting language’ 2 of them spontaneously’Get tae FUCK’. He moved. I had 2 seats to myself & bought them a coffee.
Michael Glackin retweeted
Benjamin, It's Looks Like We Were Able to Keep It! #ABlueView🧵
After the signing of the U.S. Constitution, Benjamin Franklin was asked whether we have a republic or a monarchy. Franklin shot back without hesitation: "A republic, if you can keep it." nps.gov/articles/000/constit…
Now it's time to #StrengthenDemocracy
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Michael Glackin retweeted
EXCLUSIVE 🚨 Scotland’s national education quango used AI to draft crucial curriculum reports - and they’re riddled with basic factual blunders.
The papers are the building blocks of #SNP schools reforms.
Full investigation 👇
dailymail.com/news/article-1… #schools #education
Michael Glackin retweeted
Israeli authorities demolished five homes today in the West Bank town of Biddu, leaving 110 Palestinian civilians homeless.
Michael Glackin retweeted
Iranian authorities’ arbitrary execution of Amirhossein Ebrahimi Analojeh and Amirhossein Maleki on 3 November, convicted in relation to the January 2026 protests, is horrific. They were sentenced to death by a Revolutionary Court after a torture-tainted grossly unfair trial. 1/4
Iran’s authorities executed at least 34 people in connection to the Jan 2026 uprising after unfair trials. At least 20 others are at imminent risk of protest-related executions after the Supreme Court upheld their death sentences. Many more remain at risk. amnesty.org/en/documents/mde…
Michael Glackin retweeted
One of the most well-known Iranian accounts here on X. I followed him.
So that’s his face. His smile. His eyes. What a fucking pain it is to read this. What a hell it is to be Iranian in this world.
A court in Iran has sentenced political prisoner and social media activist Amirhossein Mousavi to death on charges of "corruption on earth through online activities," his lawyer, Reza Shafakhah, said Wednesday on X.
Mousavi's case was heard in August by Branch 15 of Tehran's Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Abolghasem Salavati.
Mousavi has been detained since December 2024. Iranian state television broadcast what was described as his forced confession in October 2025, following months of solitary confinement.
Fourteen political prisoners had previously issued a statement warning that Mousavi was at risk of receiving a death sentence.
iranintl.com/en/202611049169
Michael Glackin retweeted
The Islamic Republic continues its execution spree of young January protesters who were not given due process, and were tortured into “confessing.”
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Massive constitutional crisis brewing over Netanyahu’s refusal to accept the election results and his use of the Shin Bet for political purposes.
Shin Bet Chief Zini (Netanyahu appointee) is demanding to question Arab party leaders in the foreign election funding case.
Attorney-General Baharav-Miara just put out a statement that citizens, especially elected MKs, can only be questioned if there’s supporting evidence and Zini has prevented the Shin Bet from passing any evidence to her or the police for two days now.
Eisenkot: “Likud and Netanyahu are trying to commit a pogrom of the democracy and the rule of law”