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Steve Houston

@kingbeastie

Web/Software Developer. I hit drums - sod it, somebody has to do it! Cut quite the dash. My jokes are pretty weird, you won't like them. Teuchtar. #ICTFC Location: Glasgow/Inverness ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

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I moved to Glasgow just over nineteen years ago. I think one thing that has definitely improved in that time is that it's a much safer city than it was then.

09.03.2026 13:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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While child poverty has reduced in Scotland, even one young person growing up in poverty is one too many.

Today I announced ยฃ5.8m for organisations supporting families across Scotland โ€“ joined-up help, delivered locally, to improve life chances for children.

09.03.2026 12:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 79 ๐Ÿ” 34 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Two firefighters resting, sitting on the plinth of the "Citizen Firefighter" statue.

Two firefighters resting, sitting on the plinth of the "Citizen Firefighter" statue.

Quite an image on the BBC live page (www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...; no photographer credited).

Sounds as if they've saved the station and the hotel, and more importantly, without loss of life.

Citizens; heroes.

09.03.2026 07:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 468 ๐Ÿ” 129 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
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If he is not questioned then he need not answer. The media in Scotland shield Sarwar and the Unionist parties in general from any scrutiny, which is reserved for the Scottish Government and the independence case in particular. If we have English parties being nurtured by English based media ๐Ÿ‘‡

09.03.2026 10:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 35 ๐Ÿ” 20 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Love the minimalist stick bag contents. A pair of sticks and a single mallet! Made me chuckle for some reason.

09.03.2026 10:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Part of the Union Street facade has collapsed into the street.

๐Ÿ“ท Glasgow by drone

08.03.2026 20:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 99 ๐Ÿ” 68 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13 ๐Ÿ“Œ 26
A cat. With big whiskers. And stripes.

A cat. With big whiskers. And stripes.

Whiskers and stripes!

08.03.2026 20:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You should be alright, most of the balaclava wearing bellends have school in the morning.

08.03.2026 18:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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With the state of the world Rangers and Celtic show their pathetic small-minded & destructive obsession with each other.

Letting down Scottish football & Scotland again. Sadly the Old Firm never same to change: dinosaurs who cannot deal with how irrelevant they are in European football.

08.03.2026 16:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 33 ๐Ÿ” 9 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 40 ๐Ÿ“Œ 9

Weegies in tracksuits. It's always weegies in tracksuits.
Any grown man wearing a tracksuit can never be trusted.

08.03.2026 18:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

07.03.2026 23:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You're a legend Mr ๐Ÿช

07.03.2026 22:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Why is it that all those staunch UK patriots waving flags and shouting about โ€˜taking back controlโ€™ are urging us to be subservient to a foreign power and join them in an illegal war?

06.03.2026 16:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 1875 ๐Ÿ” 300 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 109 ๐Ÿ“Œ 22

An advert for Italian pasta on straight after the game! ๐Ÿคญ

07.03.2026 18:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Pizza sales will be down tonight south of the border!
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น
#SixNations #M6N
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‰๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿป๐Ÿพ

07.03.2026 18:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So, Johnson, Farage, Badenoch, the Telegraphโ€ฆ howl about the UK being โ€œan irrelevance on the world stageโ€.
Remind me again who decided to isolate us with a strategically and economically idiotic Brexit, relying on a trade deal with the US to save us from exactly the kind of weakness they now bemoan.

07.03.2026 12:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 1887 ๐Ÿ” 537 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 53 ๐Ÿ“Œ 20

"My person" I like that! It's funny.
Happy birthday to your person. ๐Ÿป

06.03.2026 20:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Bunch of pissflaps!

06.03.2026 20:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That's a normal sized digger.
That bloke's a borrower.

06.03.2026 20:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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These #Cat #Drawings Somehow Capture Pure Chaos in Just a Few Lines - #art by ShouXin #CatArt #graphite

Link: mossandfog.com/these-cat-dr...

And another link: mymodernmet.com/cat-drawings...

05.03.2026 15:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 3496 ๐Ÿ” 412 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 40 ๐Ÿ“Œ 13

I think I laughed for about a week!

05.03.2026 20:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My wife had a blanket that she'd keep near the couch, she'd use it in the evening watching TV if she was cold. One evening she got the blanket, opened it with a flourish & shake... Then she screamed. She was covered in cat puke!
It was like that scene in Trainspotting when Spud's shit the blankets!

05.03.2026 20:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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BREAKING: Scottish Labour MP Joani Reid has resigned the Labour Whip after her husband was arrested on suspicion of spying for China.

Story to follow.

05.03.2026 19:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 116 ๐Ÿ” 41 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 24 ๐Ÿ“Œ 47

Labour. Again.
Every bit as toxic as reform.

05.03.2026 19:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Wow!! The programming at the BBC is off the chain!

05.03.2026 17:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 26 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Didn't the guy on the left go on to form Hanson?

04.03.2026 09:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A cat lying stretched out on a bed enjoying the sunshine. Her stomach has been shaved after a visit to the vet and the fur is beginning to grow back.

A cat lying stretched out on a bed enjoying the sunshine. Her stomach has been shaved after a visit to the vet and the fur is beginning to grow back.

Who wants to see a #ShavedPussy?

03.03.2026 23:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Fine. But no flake, thank you.

03.03.2026 22:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Someone bought some like that for Lotte a while back. They were on a cardboard backing, I pinned it on the wall like peanuts or scampi fries in the pub!

03.03.2026 22:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Diana Rigg and George Lazenby on the set of 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' (1969)

03.03.2026 18:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 31 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0