David Macdonald @davemacd1
Desperately trying to make sense of it all. An optimist. Own views here... Glasgow, Scotland Joined September 2013-
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This week, we join Katie to see what a typical day as an Advocacy Worker at The Advocacy Project is like! 📰 Read Katie's blog: ow.ly/Jbms50WkXPq
This week, we join Debbie and Lisa to see what a typical day as Recovery Officers at HMP Barlinnie is like! 📰 Read Debbie and Lisa's blog: ow.ly/q4K750WhoeL
Some of the language used in the media and on online platforms recently has been especially stigmatising and potentially harmful. With so many sources of information, it can be difficult to know which are true. These are some of the common myths we’ve been seeing:
Commit genocide and you can participate in the Olympics, the World Cup and Eurovision. Object to genocide and you can't even play a gig at TRNSMT. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
Labour thinks they are losing ground to Reform bc people are anti-immigrant. They are wrong People simply need someone to blame for life being so hard just now Reform hands them immigrants Labour should hand them greedy corporations and oligarchs! theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/m…
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As Glasgow’s Safer Drug Consumption Facility, The Thistle, is preparing to open, we spoke to some of the staff who will be supporting people who use the service to hear their views. Read the full blog here: ow.ly/mmOJ50TWocv
Great dev session today between Mental Health professionals & @recovery_east, breaking down barriers with shared learning for all. Providing co-ordinated #ROSC is vital. Strengthening ties, offering hope, healing and +ve futures. #MentalHealth #HopeAndHealing #CoordinatedCare
@D_G_Alexander It's time for independence 💙🏴 and to have control over OUR resources...
We've started recruiting for the Safer Drug Consumption Facility Want to find out more about the roles? We're holding recruitment sessions (in person & online) on 1 May 2024 where service leads will answer your questions. Email [email protected] to book a place
Must watch speech by @GreenJennyJones on the state of our economy and society 👏 If you watch one thing today, make it this ⬇️ "I think we are in a terrible mess in this country. And this budget, actually, it doesn't do anything for it "And it's not really even a debate at…
This is an immensely satisfying must-watch: extraordinary rebuke of Scholtz by Malaysia's Prime Minister, while standing right next to him. "You cannot find a solution by being so one-sided, in terms of looking only at one particular issue and erase 60…
SDCFs do not encourage drug use, but promote harm reduction, safer drug use and reduce drug related health issues and fatal overdoses. They support people to make and maintain contact with other services to help with treatment and recovery. 💻 glasgowcity.hscp.scot/sdcf-service-u…
Some personal news…….
Glasgow City are piloting Scotland’s first safer drug consumption facility (SDCF). To keep up to date with information and developments, visit our webpage: glasgowcity.hscp.scot/sdcf
500 MILES @robert1lefty 🇪🇺🏆 #TeamEurope #RyderCup
🇪🇺🗣️🎶”USA IS TERRIFIED AND EUROPES ON FIRE” 🔥 🔥🔥 #TeamEurope | #RyderCup

Peter Krykant @PeteKrykant_OPC
19K Followers 3K Following Unemployed open to work #NicePeopleTakeDrugs MY VIEWS, https://t.co/y2K2ghKZhB
SOOZE #TeamSAS 🚑 @SuzieSAS
3K Followers 3K Following Clinical Effectiveness Lead for Drug Harm Reduction @Scotambservice @HarmLeads. Here for the bants & positivity, nae dramas but drug related stigma will get 👊
Darren Anderson @DarrenA333
955 Followers 2K Following Community Coordinator at Minds Of Recovery, whose focus is building a connected recovery community by Walking Alongside You. Views are my own.
North Lanarkshire Alc... @NorthlanADP
970 Followers 695 Following Working together to improve the health and well being of our communities, families and individuals adversely affected by alcohol or drugs.
Phoenix Futures Scotl... @Phoenix_Scot
3K Followers 1K Following This account is no longer active, you can keep updated with us on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Bluesky
Calderglen House Reha... @Calderglenhouse
3K Followers 3K Following Alcohol and Drug Rehab based in Blantyre, South Lanarkshire but open to all areas for NHS, CAT, HMP & Self Referrals. [email protected]
Rod Anderson @AndersonRJM
3K Followers 5K Following Chief Officer @Recovery_Scot | @BordersRecovers | @BordersNaloxone | Board @CareVoice | #BeUseful #LivedExperience #JusticeReform #Recovery
North West Glasgow Vo... @NWGVSN
3K Followers 2K Following We support & advocate for third sector orgs in NW Glasgow to have the funding, capacity & power to provide the best services. We also run Plugged In IT project
Dr William McGovern @GovernWilliam
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NivenR_SocialImpactSc... @niven_SIS
5K Followers 3K Following Director of Social Impact Scotland and @hopecollective2, former director @vruscotland, former President @scotpolicesupts, board member @ayrshirehospice
Linda Bendle @linda_bendle
4K Followers 4K Following This account has been archived. CEO Heavy Sound CIC; Chair, Families Outside. Justice 💕
Louise Stewart @louisestewart80
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SISCO @siscorecovery
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Ezraukar @Ezraukar171789
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Jimbo Broadbent (all ... @Boogoid
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Rosemary Swan @XmuskRoseCR7
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Nelly Korda @KordaNelly112
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BerylDewey @1eiMmdxLf5IHDqU
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Vic @vickicraik
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Ffothough @FfothoughD2c
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THE DAILY REBUTTAL TE... @MaureenFairgri1
4K Followers 2K Following Scotland deserves an independent future. So our able #CitizenJournalists expose media lies and share positives about why to #VoteSNP2SetScotlandFree
Leilani Godfrey @LeilaniGod75161
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Antoñio Jámes 🇪�... @antjames88
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Raptor Persecution UK @RaptorPersUK
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Green Cllr Scott @cllrLisaScott
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Luna @Olet8Vi53777
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Luna @mnlitgrv59016
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WulfHelm 💙🖤 @Wulf_Helm
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Rafael Verduzco @raffverduzco
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Elisa @elisaworm48
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Evia @evia_ray2
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Renee @huynhrenee45
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Shirley @shirley_walker4
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Amanda Lomax @ALDMCG
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Dorothy @dorothy_brown39
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FraMcCa 🏴�... @framcca
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Football Is Fixed Net... @footballisfixed
11K Followers 11K Following We, The Arbitrageurs Of The NeoHyperrealities Of Post-Structuralist Football - Exposing Corruption Since 2006
Mertie @cainmertie54
420 Followers 3K Following
Stop The Bollocks wit... @MirabelTweets1
24K Followers 5K Following Anti-Zionist Jew, woman of colour, born in & love Liverpool. Make Love Not War. Host of TOTD (tw*t of the day) #YNWA
Iain4Europe #FBPE �... @iain4europe
6K Followers 7K Following European Centre-left #RejoinEU #ProportionalRepresentation #ClimateCrisis #Leveson2 #FreePalestine @iain4europe.bsky.social @[email protected]
Sean Clark @roverstreetwise
223 Followers 618 Following Star Trek, StarWars and all thing Syfy. 🏳️🌈🏴🇬🇧🌹
Claudia Macdonald-Bru... @claudiamacd
1K Followers 731 Following Director @RCCGlasgow. Scunnered by regressive policies, practice and attitudes. There’s always a way, even if you need to make it.
D aka Chatzman @DarrenAttard1
235 Followers 657 Following retired mc,husband,Dad, businessman changing peoples lives…mixtape madness out this summer for 1 last dance.
Cheryl @g_cheryl65
262 Followers 3K Following
Robert Lamb @54Lamb
2K Followers 2K Following Socialist, Dad, Grandad, Vegetarian. Supporter of Livingston FC. Once Labour but never again. Scotland’s affairs should be decided by those that live here.
UK SMART Recovery, ce... @smart_central
779 Followers 880 Following Page ran Our community coordinator Kelly Doig “All opinions are my own”
GlasCouncilonAlcohol @GCAglasgow
1K Followers 1K Following GCA is a not-for-profit organisation that offers Alcohol Counselling, COSCA Counselling Training Courses & deliver Alcohol Brief Interventions (ABI's)
Cheryl @cheryl3williams
305 Followers 3K Following
Nancy @nancy_fauntlero
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Jane @steward53jane
363 Followers 3K Following
Seannachaidh/Shenachi... @SeannachaidhS
3K Followers 6K Following Scottish Independence. Makers of 'Rebel Songs' for Independence. Scottish Pan-Celtic Music. Non-profit musical activism until Independence is won.
TimorousBeastie @TimorousB
6K Followers 6K Following Positively Pro-Indy looking forward to being great neighbours to our friends across the border ❤️ Green - Ally to the Disenfranchised. He/Him
🇪🇺UPOLITICS - F... @Frankie61H
12K Followers 11K Following Pro -EU #FBPE “Brexit has failed” Anti-Tory corruption. Support Rugby, Played a bit of Rugby, like sport, understand it's just a game now. 🏴
Dave @DaveLBywater
5K Followers 3K Following Dad, Scottish Ambulance Lead Consultant Paramedic, BASICS Scotland Education Team, Sandpiper Trustee. personal account - views my own etc 😎🚑🏴
Bylines Scotland @BylinesScotland
17K Followers 13K Following Powerful citizen journalism from Scotland, written by you for everyone. Follow us here. Write for us - email [email protected]
Lin Na @LinNa5937035459
43 Followers 239 Following A businesswoman living in California who owns her own company, likes to travel, yoga, equestrian, dog lover.
Anna Arnone @Annaf8at125
3K Followers 3K Following Sarcastic elderly curmudgeonly git with little patience. Who wants to know? & why? Terf with reasonable knowledge of identifying BS. I will block Aholes.
Peter Krykant @PeteKrykant_OPC
19K Followers 3K Following Unemployed open to work #NicePeopleTakeDrugs MY VIEWS, https://t.co/y2K2ghKZhB
George Charlton @GBMC73
6K Followers 4K Following Seeing the best in people & their abilities, an advocate for the underdog & a believer that love & hope is key to conquering all. Avid #HarmReductionist 🤓
SOOZE #TeamSAS 🚑 @SuzieSAS
3K Followers 3K Following Clinical Effectiveness Lead for Drug Harm Reduction @Scotambservice @HarmLeads. Here for the bants & positivity, nae dramas but drug related stigma will get 👊
SAS Drug Harm Reducti... @HarmLeads
1K Followers 813 Following Clinical Effectiveness Leads Drug Harm Reduction East (Kira), West (Sooze) & North (shared) Scotland| Scottish Ambulance Service|All things Harm Reduction 🚑
Angela Constance @AConstance23
20K Followers 745 Following MSP for Almond Valley & Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs - promoted by Angela Constance, Unit 4, Ochil House, Beveridge Square Livingston EH54 6QF
Isabelle Bartkowiak-T... @isabtkwk
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Simon Community Scotl... @SimonCommScot
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Turning Point Scotlan... @turningpointsco
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Darren Anderson @DarrenA333
955 Followers 2K Following Community Coordinator at Minds Of Recovery, whose focus is building a connected recovery community by Walking Alongside You. Views are my own.
IAS @InstAlcStud
6K Followers 2K Following An independent organisation that seeks to bridge the gap between science and public policies to reduce alcohol-related harm Bluesky: https://t.co/mKxfakr8qO
𝕁𝕒𝕞𝕖𝕤 ... @Prev_Justice
21K Followers 2K Following “Prevention in its truest essence — is Justice” #ACEstoAssets #SmartJustice #Prevention #KeepThePromise
Alex Stevens @ProfAlexStevens
14K Followers 5K Following Professor of Criminology @lawsheffield @sheffielduni. Trustee @HRInews & @cjalliance. My views, not theirs. Author: Drug Policy Constellations @BrisUniPress.
NLRecoveryCommunity @recovery_nl
951 Followers 487 Following NLRC provides safe, drug and alcohol free events to develop your recovery.
Scottish Families Aff... @ScotFamADrugs
6K Followers 1K Following Scotland's leading charity for anyone affected by someone else's alcohol or drug use.
Glasgow City Mission @GCMcare
5K Followers 2K Following Fighting homelessness and poverty in Glasgow since 1826. Text GCMSUMMER 10 to 70085 to donate £10. Donate online at https://t.co/p6n0LNGb2i
North Lanarkshire Alc... @NorthlanADP
970 Followers 695 Following Working together to improve the health and well being of our communities, families and individuals adversely affected by alcohol or drugs.
Catriona Matheson @CatrionaMath
2K Followers 1K Following Advocate of evidence based practice to reduce drug harms. Freelance consultant and academic in Substance use. FRPharmS.
SHAAP @SHAAPAlcohol
4K Followers 2K Following Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems. Based at @RCPEdin, guided by the Medical Royal Colleges + Faculties in Scotland. Retweets do not imply endorsement.
Phoenix Futures Scotl... @Phoenix_Scot
3K Followers 1K Following This account is no longer active, you can keep updated with us on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Bluesky
Mat Southwell @MatSouthwell
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Zack Polanski @ZackPolanski
67K Followers 11K Following Green Party Leader. London Assembly Member. 🏳️🌈
Rachel Millward @rachelmillward
5K Followers 820 Following #rach4deputy @thegreenparty. co-leader @wealdendc. Founder Birds Eye View women's film festival. Arts to politics. @formedway
Kerry Burgess @KerryBurgess
99K Followers 60K Following I've seen all the frowns on the faces of the clowns and the downs that they take just to be free....
💙Rachael Maskell M... @RachaelMaskell
38K Followers 433 Following Labour & Co-operative MP for York Central. Working hard for you and York. To contact me [email protected] or call 01904 623713
The Centre for Media ... @cfmmuk
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Georgia Ball @georgiaballgolf
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James Campbell @J4m35c4mpb3ll
5K Followers 203 Following Scottish to my core, if you don’t like it tough, don’t follow me. Reposts & likes are not endorsements. https://t.co/YBvWmSCSUH
James Dornan SNP @glasgowcathcart
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Caitlin Johnstone @caitoz
441K Followers 4K Following 100% reader-funded. All works free to republish/use/translate. All works co-authored by Tim Foley. Patreon: https://t.co/W3o6lpnLgI Paypal: https://t.co/F6jUZFOVY7
Palestine Solidarity ... @PSCupdates
118K Followers 2K Following Palestine Solidarity Campaign campaigns for peace & justice for Palestinians in support of international law & human rights & against all racism. RT≠endorsement
Hannah Westwater @hannahjtw
3K Followers 2K Following Social affairs and inequalities journalist • mag editor Music, football, pop culture, nonsense. she/her
The R&A @RandA
65K Followers 1K Following We jointly govern the game of golf and support activities to ensure it is a thriving sport for all on a global scale.
SSRG @SSRG2021
2K Followers 133 Following A think tank that is made up of a group of non partisan independent thinkers. Empowering the Nation.
Jimbo Broadbent (all ... @Boogoid
3K Followers 4K Following 🗳️ Town Councillor by day, mystery hunter by night 🌌 | Enthusiast of politics, ancient landscapes, and all things strange and unexplained 🦄
KNEECAP @KNEECAPCEOL
218K Followers 356 Following https://t.co/2QxShGeCCY Manager: [email protected] Label: Heavenly Recordings EU/RoW Agent: [email protected]
Keep Grangemouth Work... @GrangemouthJobs
1K Followers 153 Following Keep Grangemouth Working - from activists, supported by Unite. Political retweets not endorsement, support for Extend Invest & Transition campaign shared
Helen the Zen 🏴�... @helenmallam
44K Followers 4K Following Belligerent old lefty who shouts at Tories (both colours) on the radio. Retired teacher, half-hearted gardener, domestic slacker, writer of doggerel.
The Ayrshire Separati... @DanielJMath1
13K Followers 7K Following If you think Scotland should be ruled by elitist foreign psychopaths who all went to the same school then we can’t be friends. Swear a lot. 🏴CFC.🍀
Martin Dempster @DempsterMartin
16K Followers 1K Following Golf writer for The Scotsman, Scotland on Sunday and Edinburgh Evening News. Wish my own game could be half decent!
bunkered @bunkeredgolf
45K Followers 2K Following The official X account of bunkered, your home for golf. News, gear, instruction, videos, opinions & more. Est. 1995.
Richie Ramsay @RamsayGolf
25K Followers 2K Following Pro Golfer @European Tour. Sponsored by Titleist, Metrol Technology,Craig Group,Russell Anderson Fndn Carbon Financial, Ogilvie Fleet and Gleneagles Hotel
Ladies European Tour @LETgolf
76K Followers 2K Following All the news as the tour travels the globe. Get to know the players and join in! Follow on Instagram: letgolf
Ken Brown …⛳️ @KenBrownGolf
59K Followers 140 Following Golf Commentator ⛳️ Ryder Cupper x5 ⛳️ Winner on the European & PGA Tours ⛳️ #kenonthecourse
Tony Johnstone @TonyJohnstone56
30K Followers 487 Following “A day without laughter is a day wasted” - Charlie Chaplin. Wildlife/Birds/Photography/Gardening/Cars/Bibliophile. MS Society UK + EDGA Ambassador
Thomas Pieters @Thomas_Pieters
41K Followers 680 Following @livgolf_league | @4acesGC_ | @DPWorldTour | @RyderCupEurope | Olympian | Belgian Knockout Host ‘18 & ‘19 |
Paul Lawrie @PaulLawriegolf
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HotelPlanner Tour @HPlanner_Tour
44K Followers 560 Following The official Twitter account for the HotelPlanner Tour. Follow us to keep up to date with the game's future stars and HotelPlanner Tour news.
Vic @vickicraik
569 Followers 1K Following Public Health Research and Development. All things psychoactive. #drugs #NPS
THE DAILY REBUTTAL TE... @MaureenFairgri1
4K Followers 2K Following Scotland deserves an independent future. So our able #CitizenJournalists expose media lies and share positives about why to #VoteSNP2SetScotlandFree
Health, Social Care a... @SP_HSCS
4K Followers 523 Following This is the official account of the @ScotParl Health, Social Care and Sport Committee. RTs are not endorsements.
Antoñio Jámes 🇪�... @antjames88
161 Followers 759 Following
Supertanskiii @supertanskiii
227K Followers 6K Following Tan Smith. Political Commentary, Pisstaking & Satire. Don’t like Tories? You’ll love me. Dystopia Warner. Writer. You can sub/shout a coffee here👇🏼
Broadcasting Scotland @broadcastscot
15K Followers 3K Following Scotland's independent broadcaster #broadcastingscotland Also on BlueSky - https://t.co/oe1nPgNPRh
susan abulhawa | سو... @susanabulhawa
38K Followers 255 Following demographic threat, hyphenated writer, girl-mom, dog-mom, vegan, exile, indigenous daughter of Jerusalem (with receipts, unlike the colonizers)
Kristoffer Philp @KristofferPhilp
7K Followers 807 Following Dysphoric woman on testosterone | Lesbian | Feminist | Gender abolitionist (all views are of course my own)
Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 @joncoopertweets
1.4M Followers 76K Following Formerly Long Island Campaign Chair for Barack Obama; Majority Leader of Suffolk County Legislature. Gay dad of five terrific kids. @DukeU alum. Coffee addict.
Ibrox Meltdowns 😎 @GreedyPete1888
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Zoë Garbett @ZoeGarbett
6K Followers 2K Following Not monitoring. Moved to @zoegarbett.bsky.social London Assembly Member & Dalston Cllr 🩷 Promoted by SLiberadzki on behalf of ZGarbett, Green, PO Box 78066
Scotland’s Coeffici... @scotlandscoeff1
51K Followers 12K Following As seen on BBC Scotland, The Herald, Nutmeg, The Daily Record & others. Detailed analysis of football finance, the UEFA coefficient & more. Enquiries via DM.
Ian Marder @iancriminology
3K Followers 869 Following Criminologist 🇨🇦 🇮🇪 🧑🏫 @MaynoothLaw | changing criminal justice | https://t.co/3NKM5n9m9Y & restorative practices | education | Dir. @vsac_ireland
UNIFIL @UNIFIL_
81K Followers 261 Following Official twitter account of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). https://t.co/9SoatNfVER
Tom London @TomLondon6
118K Followers 10K Following "A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right" - Thomas Paine
Raptor Persecution UK @RaptorPersUK
35K Followers 16K Following Think illegal raptor persecution is a thing of the past? Think again! Blog by @RuthTingay (Also on Bluesky)
patrick togher @Patricktogher1
50 Followers 39 Following Assistant Chief Officer Public Protection and Complex Needs Glasgow HSCP