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katenevens.bsky.social
I am appalled by the motion Reform has brought to the Scottish Parliament today, an abhorrent attempt to stir up anti-Muslim hatred, to make Muslim women feel othered, unwelcome and unsafe.

It is designed to make people feel fearful and push people out of public space.

We will not let that happen.
October 8, 2026 at 5:28 PM
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astroroyalscot.bsky.social
Fab story from Margaret Hamilton, RIP, showing why Science-Mums are brilliant scientists! When innovating at the cutting edge of technology, it's so important to bring together a wide range of lived experiences. Sad that only ~20% comp-scientists are female 👩‍🔬🧪

ℹ️: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Right: A woman looking very cool in a 70's dress standing next to a massive pile of very thick books Left text: Did your life as a software engineer and a mother ever collide? Often in the evening or at weekends I would bring my young daughter, Lauren, into work with me. One day, she was with me when I was doing a simulation of a mission to the moon. She liked to imitate me – playing astronaut. She started hitting keys and all of a sudden, the simulation started. Then she pressed other keys and the simulation crashed. She had selected a program which was supposed to be run prior to launch – when she was already “on the way” to the moon. The computer had so little space, it had wiped the navigation data taking her to the moon. I thought: my God – this could inadvertently happen in a real mission. I suggested a program change to prevent a prelaunch program being selected during flight. But the higher-ups at MIT and Nasa said the astronauts were too well trained to make such a mistake. Midcourse on the very next mission – Apollo 8 – one of the astronauts on board accidentally did exactly what Lauren had done. The Lauren bug! It created much havoc and required the mission to be reconfigured. After that, they let me put the program change in, all right.
October 8, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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katenevens.bsky.social
Ahead of Islamophobia Awareness Month 2026, I've submitted a parliamentary motion recognising the month as an opportunity to raise awareness of the harms of Islamophobia and to showcase the positive contributions of Muslims in Scotland and across the UK.
October 7, 2026 at 9:47 AM
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pettyranch.bsky.social
They said that avocado cold fusion was impossible. That only a mad man would attempt it. But who's laughing now? (Maniacal laughter ensues.)

Also, the heat might be starting to get to me.
A sunrise peaks through the foliage of an avocado tree
October 6, 2026 at 4:47 PM
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blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk
What happens when you create a high-traffic neighbourhood by removing the modal filters on the Braid Estate…

SUVs end up on their side

Junction of Braid Rd and Hermitage Dr. Around school pick up time, Thursday 1st Oct
A black SUV on its side with the underside visible. A police car in the foreground and an ambulance in the background. A police officer stands in hi viz beside the SUV. The pole of a zebra crossing can be seen in the foreground The same as the first picture, but zoomed in on the overturned SUV
October 1, 2026 at 6:22 PM
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nickkodama.bsky.social
hey is the strait open yet
Six hundred of our finest warriors joined SECWAR for morning PT at the Pentagon ahead of his HISTORIC State of the Force address.
September 30, 2026 at 1:51 PM
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workersobservatory.org
🚲 Calling all Edinburgh delivery riders to the next monthly gathering of the Edinburgh delivery riders collective ROOM!

📆 Wed 30 Sep

⏰ 2.00-4.00 pm

📍Southside Community Centre
117 Nicolson St, Edinburgh EH8 9ER

🌯 Lunch & Refreshments

🔋 Charge your e-bike batteries!

📩 Questions? Drop a message
September 29, 2026 at 2:09 PM
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astroroyalscot.bsky.social
It's a braw bricht moonlit nicht the nicht!

#WigtownBookFestival #HarvestMoon #DancingInTheMoonlight 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
A dark evening scene with a streetlight at the centre. High in the sky is the moon shining as bright as the Sun, with moonlight shining off the sea in the distance and casting shadows on the ground.
September 25, 2026 at 8:51 PM
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scottishgreens.org
We can't keep repeating the same failed approach.

We need a major expansion of harm reduction and treatment services, including safe consumption facilities.

We must ensure that people can access support quickly, safely, and without stigma, fear or criminalisation.
BBC News. Drug deaths rise sharply in Scotland as figures remain worst in Europe.
September 23, 2026 at 10:26 AM
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bartgonnissen.bsky.social
The Facial Expressions of Tethys by artist Julius von Bismarck. A suspended high-sea buoy that moves in real time. Sensors on a twin buoy out in the Atlantic Ocean send live satellite data to motors inside the museum. This makes the indoor buoy copy the exact, real-time movements of the ocean waves.
September 23, 2026 at 8:49 PM
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kaykinoneill.bsky.social
Just beavering away 🦫
September 23, 2026 at 5:29 PM
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astroroyalscot.bsky.social
⏰ Start your countdown clock for the exact moment of the autumn #equinox, 01:06 (UK) 23rd Sept, when the Northern hemisphere and Southern hemisphere are equally illuminated. The day length in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Scotland will be ~the same as in 🇳🇿New Zealand 🤓🧪🔭

📷: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
The main diagram shows the Earth's annual rotation around the Sun, surrounded by a zodiacal scale that gives the names, symbols and images of the signs of the zodiac. The seasons and the positions of the equinoxes and solstices are marked. Text at the corners describes the Zodiac and the Earth, and a longer text at the bottom explains the Phenomena of the Seasons. From https://collections.rmg.co.uk/media/501/182/l1073_001.jpg
September 22, 2026 at 4:48 PM
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ross-greer.bsky.social
Credit to the Scottish Government for grasping the need to reform local government, but the starting point they published today leaves me with some major worries 🧵
September 21, 2026 at 9:18 PM
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nigelbagshaw.bsky.social
To be fair, the LibDems too would deprive the city of a modern, functioning mass transport system.
www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
Only the Conservatives will stop the trams - Neil Cuthbert
One thing councillors are never short of is emails. Every council meeting is preceded by a deluge of them, but recently my inbox has been overflowing with messages on one subject in particular - the n...
www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com
September 21, 2026 at 9:23 AM
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mattielubchansky.com
great news! | patreon.com/lubchansky
PANEL 1: A TECH BRO running through the street, holding a laptop over his head. TECH BRO: GREAT NEWS! I THINK I WROTE THE COMPUTER PROGRAM THAT'S GOING TO KILL EVERYONE. PANEL 2: MATTIE peers at the laptop, which just says KILL ALL HUMANS on it, with a blinking cursor. Another WOMAN runs away. MATTIE: IT LOOKS LIKE YOU JUST TYPED A SENTENCE HERE ON THE LATPOP. WOMAN: AHHH! DON'T LET IT NEAR THE NUKES! PANEL 3: The TECH BRO shakes his head. TECH BRO: NO. YOU CRETIN, YOU DON'T TRULY UNDERSTAND ITS CAPABILITIES. TECH BRO: PLUS, IT'S SCRAPED FROM SOMEONE *ELSE* TYPING IT. IDIOT. PANEL 4: A BUSINESSMAN hands the SCIENTIST a big bag of money. The space behind him is also filled with bags. BUSINESSMAN: HERE IT IS! EVERY PIECE OF CURRENCY EVER MINTED INCLUDING COINS FROM THE ANCIENT WORLD TECH BRO: THANK YOU.
September 21, 2026 at 1:59 PM
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chasbooth.bsky.social
Even the SNP leader of Glasgow City Council says Flynn's decision is a disgrace. He's out of touch with his own councillors and detached from #climate reality.

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Stephen Flynn’s congestion charge ban is a disgrace, says Glasgow SNP leader
Stephen Flynn’s congestion charge ban is a disgrace, says Glasgow SNP leader
Nationalist council chief attacks Scots transport minister but Conservatives welcome decision which will give car drivers respite from charges
www.thetimes.com
September 19, 2026 at 8:17 PM
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nicolashenin.net
Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!
September 17, 2026 at 7:34 AM
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brainmage.bsky.social
Imagine how much of a toxic nightmare bastard you would have to be to blockade and shut down a lifeboat station. Not only that, a lifeboat station run by *volunteers*. Some of the bravest and most selfless people this country has, hounded and intimidated by some of its most pathetic pricks.
September 17, 2026 at 10:45 AM
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afaulds.bsky.social
Obviously we all know fine well what he's actually doing which is dogwhistling to people elsewhere for whom Govanhill isn't a real place and its residents real people, but instead an imaginary hellscape where all their worst nightmares are unfolding and which *their* community risks turning into too
September 17, 2026 at 3:07 PM
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edinburghgreens.bsky.social
At @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social full council meeting today, Green Councillor Alys Mumford successfully brought a motion to explore a debt write-off scheme.

#edincouncil
Photo of Cllr Alys Mumford with a quote that reads, "Public debt creates misery for families in Edinburgh, forcing them into an endless cycle of poverty and restricting their life choices. It doesn't need to be this way. A robust council tax debt write-off scheme in Edinburgh could be transformative for families."
September 17, 2026 at 5:29 PM
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edinburghgreens.bsky.social
At @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social full council meeting today, Green Cllr @cllrcmiller.bsky.social successfully brought a motion on non-payment of non-domestic rates.

#edincouncil
Photo of Cllr Claire Miller with a quote that reads, "I'm delighted that my motion was agreed today so that the council can take steps to collect all overdue non-domestic rates. The scale of the problem of phoenixing, (closing down companies leaving debts unpaid), and non payment of rates in the capital is outrageous. I’m sure that law-abiding, tax-paying businesses around Edinburgh will be appalled at the unfairness."
September 17, 2026 at 4:50 PM
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museinrevolt.bsky.social
just learned this today
September 17, 2026 at 5:18 AM
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localnotail.bsky.social
Solidarity with this Piddington resident ♥️✊
#Newsnight
September 16, 2026 at 8:05 AM
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margaretcahillbsky.bsky.social
Beoga weren't just a support band but were acting as Sheeran's band for the tour. Playing these huge venues with an artist as big as this was career-changing for these acts. To sacrifice that, while acknowledging that it's not about them but the Palestinian people, is impressive & touching❤️🇵🇸
newschambers.bsky.social Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 24d
Finneas, Beoga and Aaron Rowe have pulled out of the Ed Sheeran tour.

It’s crumbling like pastry.
September 15, 2026 at 8:17 PM
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gillianmackaygreen.bsky.social
The Scottish Greens will use our debate on Wednesday to force a vote on halting all hyperscale data centre applications.

This vote is an opportunity for every MSP, regardless of party allegiance, to stand with communities.

The Government has had plenty of time to act and has chosen not to.
September 15, 2026 at 9:45 AM