It was my pleasure to join Yvonne from Whitecrook Community Action Group to congratulate them on securing an incredible £100,000 of UK Government Pride in Place Impact Funding! I can't wait to see the Stand in Whitecrook transformed - restoring pride back into our communities.

April is a landmark month for people in West Dunbartonshire and across the UK - here's why👇 We’re putting more money in your pocket as we raise minimum wages, cut energy bills & extend the freeze on fuel duty👷‍♀️⚡️🚗 I hope everyone enjoys the Easter weekend!

It was great to visit Alexandria yesterday to present the Alexandria BID Group with their award of an amazing £100,000 of UK Labour Government Pride in Place Impact Funding! 🏬This will go towards setting up a brand new community hub and regenerating Alexandria's Main Street.

Meetings, surgeries and lots of community visits - take a look at some of what I did during Parliamentary recess in West Dunbartonshire as your MP📝

Today I welcomed the UK Government's recent announcement of £50million for defence growth in Scotland, with plans to build defence technical colleges in the West & East. This will create good, well-paid jobs for my West Dunbartonshire constituents and for people across Scotland.

Today, I highlighted how many of my constituents have contacted me expressing their concerns for children’s safety online. The national consultation on the Under 16s Social Media Ban closes next Tuesday. You can contribute by completing the survey below: www.gov.uk/government/c...

At the debate on the Glasgow City Region's economy, I advocated for greater investment in West Dunbartonshire, highlighting the incredible potential we have here in the former Exxon site in Bowling & former Carless site in Old Kilpatrick which could provide well-paid, local jobs.

I was delighted to visit Clair and the team at West Dunbartonshire Community Foodshare to present them with an amazing £14,514 of UK Government Pride in Place Impact Funding! This will help West Dunbartonshire Community Foodshare to continue with all their incredible hard work for our community.

Shame on the SNP for trying to silence me on child poverty. They tried their best to shout me down today at PMQs but failed. The SNP cannot handle the truth that they had 8 years to lift the two child benefit cap - it takes a Labour Government to deliver.

Take a look at some of what I got up to this week as your Member of Parliament for West Dunbartonshire, including my letter to the Transport Minister on driving test backlogs, and my question at PMQs📝

The answer to import costs is already here in NZ. Local manufacturers are creating high performance building products right now. Did you know high performance and locally made can be the same choice? #architecture #smarthomes

The Senate passed a bill to fund all of DHS except ICE and Border Patrol. And we did it with the unanimous consent of ALL 100 SENATORS. Speaker Johnson refused to vote on this bill and chose to continue holding TSA hostage and to continue Trump's chaos.

"This month saw changes in the dynamics in our favor, in Ukraine’s favor. We are holding more positions and inflicting more damage. "I am grateful to all our warriors for their precision." - Volodymyr Zelenskyy 💪😊

Kava: The Relaxing Root - Better Than Alcohol?

No Smoking Day: A masterclass in PR, or a real win for public health? 🚭 It’s great for fundraising and "on the telly" moments, but the evidence for long-term impact is shaky. Is it time to move past "awareness days" and focus on deeper prevention? #PublicHealth #HealthPolicy

Apple Mail continues to be the worst email app for performing the basic task of ... searching one's inbox. When I search for nearly any term, it just does this endlessly and never returns any results.

Truth.

Get well soon, Lassie AJ & Lulu are streaming on #youtubegaming & #twitch every Thursday at 7pm PST! #streamer #gaymer #queer #youtube #indiegaming #lgbt #anime #pokemon #retro #pixelgames #rpgmaker #pokopia #cozygaming #cozygames #retrogaming #pokemonecho #fangame

This is where most people get it wrong. They stay busy, but nothing really moves. The problem isn’t the effort, it’s the direction. There’s a simple way to cut through the noise and focus on what actually drives results. #HedgehogPrinciple #InnovativeSmile #OrangeCarrotMedia

New Firefox update lets you add your own image or even gif as the background of the new tab window

Saturday Morning, I turn over in my bed. Just one more hour of peace, but no, "Meow Meow Meow" instead! When my kitty gets ignored, Hell hath no fury like a Cat scorned! #Caturday #saturdayvibes #weekend #cats #poetry #poem #humor #vss365 #fury

If you need more proof that Reform don’t do even the most basic sense checks when writing their “policies”: How will Reform deport 1000s, by plane, to a country which is a no fly zone? We need parties & politicians who take policy seriously - not who make it up as they go along

Former WWF talent Tom Brandi talks about working with The Rock! Wanna watch the full interview? Click on the link here: m.youtube.com/watch?v=1k1u...

You are 100% right! As a society we must learn to listen without judgment. Match others' energy and only give back what they are willing to give you. We all must freely use our voice without restraint or limitation. What we have to say is important and due the respect it deserves. SPEAK UP!

We will reclaim this spot on Sunday for Anti-ICE protests. There have been several arrests lately! #noICE #Resist #Protest #LFK #MardiGras

Consumer News: May 18, 2026 A big ruling will keep prescription drug prices lower. Oil and gas prices going the wrong direction. Plus, "Michael" is back ontop of the box office. #PerscriptionsDrugs #SCOTUS #Gas #Michael

Early morning in the botanic garden. #Scape #VideoVignette Lifeboat, Trevor Kowalski (Epidemic Sound)

"It's lovely, yeah, it's real nice".  Today looks set to be May's hottest ever day on record, with temperatures passing 28 degrees in some areas. And the sunshine is forecast to last for a few more days. Our reporter Mairéad Cleary spoke to some people enjoying the sun. #VMNews

On this date in 1986, Bill Walton receives the NBA Sixth Man Award and then the ‘86 Celtics, the greatest basketball team who ever played basketball, promptly spanked the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 2 of the ECF.

Curiosity (Phase IV) - Short 2 Full version on my channel. Phase IV of my self titled album Dagwood Jones Jr. It's a work in progress, each phase brings it together a little more. #originalsong #guitar #looperpedal #singersongwriter #curiosity

With the possibility of a 24-team playoff, do you want Ole Miss to be in a system that could get them in nearly every year, or would you prefer the old 16-team model? Why?

When you need to know what's happening right now there's Factal. When you need to know what's happening tomorrow there's the Factal Forecast.

Philippine President's uneasy alliance with his Vice President has escalated into a second impeachment for Sara Duterte in as many years, and chaos within the Senate. Marcos shares his views on the rivalry with Bloomberg's Haslinda Amin on "Latitude". More here: bloom.bg/4ebbvRr

AMERICA'S MASCOT HAS SPOKEN: 🇺🇲🦅💩🤯 #StephenColbert #DemocraticPatriot #DonaldTrump #DeplorableTraitor #STFU #GTFO #TTTH 🖕🤬🖕

Even the screams sound like those of a robot shutting down or whose battery is dead. #StarFox #Nintendo

watching Double Or Nothing

Autogyro hell yeah #ItHappenedOneNight #TCMParty

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🔥𝐊𝐀𝐍𝐄𝐊𝐎🔥 Land of Jade & Fire, Book2 Pirates took Kaneko. Destiny calls Yoshi to become a samurai. As danger rises and hearts refuse to forget, love and duty collide in this epic MM romantic fantasy adventure. 📚 Reading order: Yoshi → Kaneko 👉 https://books.authorcaseymorales.com/kaneko

Cinema from the spot, courtesy of Carles Gil 🎥

Hello backseat readers! Today on #BackseatReading as we continue with… Life & Love, now available on BN.com and Amazon linktr.ee/theanthonykt #indiewriter #life #love

"Guess how many Palestinians were killed? Zero." 🎙️ Hani explains how the Gaza Soup Kitchen adapted to extreme shortages by sourcing food locally and scaling operations despite deliberate restrictions on aid.  🎬 Full episode on https://sumudpod.com 📲 Follow @dredhasan | @sumudpod

Did you know that wasps purr, or that they wag their bodies and tap their antennae to communicate? Find out more about these fascinating animals at our exhibition. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/events/2025/jun/world-wasps #GMZWasps

Xavi Pascual, duríssim: "Hem fet el ridícul o prop del ridícul" https://3cat.cat/esport3/en-directe-barca-valencia-basket-duel-daltura-amb-el-play-off-a-lhoritzo/noticia/3412434/

DR ​Congo. The number of confirmed ​Ebola cases ​has increased to ⁠282 after 19 ​new positive ​test results were recorded. There have been 264 ​confirmed cases ​in Ituri province, 15 ‌in ⁠North Kivu province and three in South Kivu ​province.

But see that’s the point! Where are the missing ducks? What’s that pigeon’s backstory? Is he in on the missing ducks?! 👀 #writing #writingcommunity #author #writer #pantser #writersky #booksky #writesky

Playing into the evening a slightly somber piece. "Sadness and Sorrow" from Naruto

oh, do you know this piece? 🎹 🌲

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In an interview in 1977, Steven Spielberg said: "I wouldn't put it past this government that a cosmic Watergate has been underway for 25 years." Source: HighlyStrange

RT @espn: SING THAT SONG, WEST VIRGINIA! What a moment in Morgantown. This is why we love college baseball ❤️

This Was So God Damn Hot...Me Next Please 😍🥰🥵💙🩵❤️‍🔥 #911onABC #EvanBuckley #OliverStark

⭐️TOMMORROW⭐️ It's Galvini's Birthday and Redebut! With new lore, and a FRESH CINEMATIC APPROACH TO VTUBER DEBUT'S AS A MEDIUM! I cannot wait to see you there! SEE YOU TOMMORROW 6pm EST

This unmitigated failure lives in some kind of delusional reality which is fed by his yes man to keep him in the dark as to what's really happening because otherwise his head might just explode 🤨👉🏼which BTW would be just fine with me!🧐👇🏼

The sophistry inspiration: A scene from an anime named Overlord Here, a discussion takes place between the leaders of two kingdoms. Ainz (skeleton) is the aggressor and is explaining why he plans to slaughter the other leader's entire populace. Pay attention to the surface-level argument he uses.

📊The full breakdowns are live on Substack: theblacktechie.substack.com 🏀Seven games. 🏀One pattern. 👀What will tomorrow show us about Atlanta's bench with Connecticut in town? 🍑Every Dream game. 🔢Every number that matters. 📊The Data Assist™ is here to help!

📚 5 ebooks gratuits à télécharger absolument aujourd'hui 👉 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/olyzTav15YY #ebooks #kindle #livresgratuits #bonplan #lecture #amazon #dealbooks

ABS overturned in #Pirates at #Astros (Top 6). Christian Vázquez challenged the ball call on Bryan King's pitch to Henry Davis. Ball -> Called Strike. HP: Chris Guccione | Upheld 48.1% (37/77). Later: Henry Davis strikes out swinging.

#peabobryson #r&b #explore #fyp #BreakingNewsUSA Full story: https://jqjo.com/article/gvwi2yjk

Renting is changing. As a landlord you need to get on top of these important changes. The law has now changed, and it will affect how you manage your tenancies. Act now: read the guidance, and check what you need to do at gov.uk/rentingischanging