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Lacci @lacci.bsky.social · 3d

This is a really good discussion by a couple of people who dealt with releasing a book through Unbound as it collapsed. @alicefraser.bsky.social and @chrisskinner.bsky.social are great, Alice's book is fantastic, and it's really unfair this happened to so many great people. youtu.be/8l73x6t27U4?...

We made a hit book, and saw none of the money! Chris and Alice Unleashed!!! B'Ankruptcy Edition

YouTube video by The Bugle

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Daveybot @daveybot.bsky.social · 1d

Right? By all objective measures it's pretty ridiculous, but I want more.

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Daveybot @daveybot.bsky.social · 1d

To somewhat misquote the great Melanie Sykes:
By 'eck it's gaudy.

The City of Edinburgh Council @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social · 2d

The southwest façade of North Bridge is on show again!

We can now see the expert hand finished details in all their glory.

Work is continuing to ensure that this unique piece of Edinburgh's history is preserved for future generations.

The southwest façade of North Bridge with the Balmoral and Waverley station in the background.

Close up of the southwest façade of North Bridge.

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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 2d

Awful and important.

These are real children suffering due to bigoted political movements. It has to stop. Let trans kids (and adults) be who they know themselves to be.

Sophie Molly @sophiemolly.co.uk · 2d

www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/09/n...

17-year-old trans girl's suicide over NHS wait times was preventable says coroner

A 17-year-old trans girl's death by suicide over NHS wait times could have been prevented with swift intervention, a coroner has ruled.

www.thepinknews.com

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Daveybot @daveybot.bsky.social · 3d

I also loved the Disposable Heroes of HipHoprisy, at the time.

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Daveybot @daveybot.bsky.social · 3d

Maybe some Souls Of Mischief?

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3d

My secret evil plot to ‘destroy Britain’ has been unveiled by (checks notes) the same paper that endorsed Liz Truss.

If I don’t know better I’d say we’ve got them entirely rattled.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

Greens who want to save the world by destroying Britain.

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Rhianna Pratchett @rhi.bsky.social · 4d

Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.

Paul Haine @paulhaine.bsky.social · 5d

Kemi Badenoch claiming Terry Pratchett as her favourite author is wild

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Ethan Hein @ethanhein.bsky.social · 4d

Today in class we're talking about Robert Johnson. We're starting with the question of why white dudes are so cringe covering his songs. I'm going to argue that it's less about identity and more about the fact that people don't play them well. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBLV...

Terraplane Blues - Dan Bubien & the Delta Struts (Robert Johnson Cover)

YouTube video by Dan Bubien & the Delta Struts

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Daveybot @daveybot.bsky.social · 4d

How nice to see this completed!

Architects' Journal @news.architectsjournal.co.uk · 4d

Bennetts completes revamp of Glasgow’s Citizens Theatre

www.architectsjournal.co.uk

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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 5d

All members please spare just 2 minutes to see off the vandals (again).

Moley𝕋𝕙𝕖𝕄𝕠𝕝𝕖 @moleymole.bsky.social · 5d

Reminding National Trust members not to turn into a pumpkin - please *use your vote* before the end of the month to support genuine candidates and keep the disingenuous ‘Restore’ stooges away from the Trust’s assets. Easiest way is use ‘Quick Vote’ to endorse official NT AGM recommendations.

Moley𝕋𝕙𝕖𝕄𝕠𝕝𝕖 @moleymole.bsky.social · 6d

Pumpkin patch at Hinton Ampner
@nationaltrust.org.uk 🎃

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Daveybot @daveybot.bsky.social · 5d

Isn't that kind of YOUR job?

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Daveybot @daveybot.bsky.social · 5d

Have some Alberti.

This is in the Basilica di Sant'Andrea, in Mantua. Shot about ten years ago, while I was in town working on a project there. Mantua's lovely. I should return one day.

Looking up into the central dome of the Basilica di Sant'Andrea, in Mantua. It looks like an incredibly ornate and richly coloured sculptural interior - fluted columns and capitals and sculptural plaster and coffers everywhere - but actually most of it is just very skilled paintwork.

Daveybot @daveybot.bsky.social · 6d

Care delayed is care denied.

QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 8d

🆕️🚨 After painstaking research, dozens of FOIs and months of analysis we release the Gender Clinic Files which reveal waiting times for every GIC in the country.

They lay bare, how far off the mark the Health Secretary's estimation of the average wait is 👇

www.wearequeeraf.com/gender-clini...

Some people in Scotland will never get gender clinic appointment on 224-year waitlist

Revealed waiting times of all GICs in UK: Most Trans+ people in the UK will wait more than a third of their adult life to get an appointment, and some will never receive care

www.wearequeeraf.com

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Daveybot @daveybot.bsky.social · 10d

This must be that "beautiful, tolerant, diverse country" he was telling me about, two days ago.

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Aidan McGlynn @aidanmcglynn.bsky.social · 11d

Facebook memories reminds me that this was a year ago - undoubtedly the greatest political graphic of all time, taken from the 'Conservatism in Crisis' pamphlet released by Kemi Badenoch.

Two equilateral triangles side by side. The one on the left is labeled 20th century politics and is cut in half horizontally, with the smaller top half labeled 'right' and the larger bottom half labeled left. The triangle on the right is cut in half vertically, with the left side labeled right and the right side labeled left - this triangle is captioned 21st century politics.

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Liberty @libertyhq.bsky.social · 10d

The Prime Minister just announced plans to change how the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is interpreted by judges

⚠️ A dangerous move that risks weakening everyone's human rights in the UK

So here's a reminder:

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Daveybot @daveybot.bsky.social · 11d

Only a few more before the portentous and much-prophesized arrival of Dave!

Behold, beware, and tremble before the awesome, unavoidable, and oncoming power of Dave!

Ahem.

Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 11d

Storm Amy is the first named storm of the 2025/26 season. It’ll bring strong winds & heavy rain to northern & western areas. Weather warnings issued, including info about disruption in warning areas from Transport Scotland. Full details in our press release 👇

www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...

Storm Amy named

A deep area of low-pressure has been named Storm Amy by the Met Office, the first named storm of the 2025/26 season.

www.metoffice.gov.uk

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Daveybot @daveybot.bsky.social · 11d

Here in Edinburgh, the NASUWT union (& other folk) spoke against the the proposed changes, but since the councillors didn't even get a chance to approve or reject the update from the legal team which brought it, it all came to nothing.

Everyone fuming.

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edinburgh.public-i.tv/core/portal/...

Education, Children and Families Committee - Tuesday 2 September 2025, 10:00am - City of Edinburgh Council Webcasts

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A Mere Solicitor @ameresolicitor.bsky.social · 12d

The “need to take legal advice” is a tell that this is unlawful or likely enough to be unlawful and they don’t want to be sued by people for following their guidance…

…but are happy for it to be used to sue people who don’t.

Utter cowardice:

Sophie Molly @sophiemolly.co.uk · 12d

BREAKING NEWS 🚨

The Scottish Government's Supporting Transgender Pupils In Schools Guidance for Education Authorities and Schools has been Revised TO EXCLUDE TRANS PUPILS FROM SINGLE-SEX SPACES.

Supporting Transgender Pupils In Schools Guidance for Education Authorities and Schools Revised. Published 29 September 2025.

As the law stands, the facilities require to be made available on the basis of biological sex46]
Education authorities and schools should consider the toilet provision necessary for transgender pupils. This may include the use of gender neutral provision. In reaching a proposed approach, schools should also consider the impact of any increased use of accessible facilities to ensure that all pupils who require to use them are able to do so. Depending on the particular circumstances of individual pupils, schools may require to take legal advice on any approach or proposed approach, including where this means changing an existing arrangement.

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Philippa East (Author) @philippaeast.bsky.social · 12d

I’m sorry, but Sex Matters is an extremist hate group.

Here is Maya Forstater complaining that the updated Scottish schools guidance that bans all trans pupils from gender-aligned toilets is STILL not good enough, because it doesn’t mandate “outing” trans kids.

www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

Calling the guidance “muddled and ideological” Ms Forstater expressed concerns that the document asks teachers “to make decisions which are far outside of the competency of teachers”.

The policy states clearly that the government accepts the Supreme Court judgement in the For Women Scotland case.

She added: “But it somehow still suggests that a pupil might be able to go through their school career pretending to be the opposite sex without ever being ‘outed’ – that is, recognised as the sex they actually are.

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“The guidance offers the bizarre suggestion that this pretence might be maintained by the child using facilities outside normal breaktimes.

“This is neither practical nor in the child’s best interests, since it will only worsen the child’s dissociation from the unchangeable physical reality of their sex.”

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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 12d

I was a teacher for 20 years, in primary, secondary & FE. I am now an education academic.

I can confidently say that doing this to trans children is totally immoral & will harm them greatly.

Painting a target on these kids’ backs will cause bullying and will result in trans kids school-refusing.

Scottish schools must have separate toilets for boys and girls

The Scottish government has issued new guidance following two landmark court rulings.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Daveybot @daveybot.bsky.social · 12d

They really could.

But they won't, because it's an election year and it's a hot potato they've no desire to try to handle in this media landscape.

Also a very high risk Westminster would just slap another Section 35 block on it, as they have done before when Holyrood's done the right thing.

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Daveybot @daveybot.bsky.social · 12d

Heck, here in Edinburgh they're removing some of the gender-neutral toilets they DO have.

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Daveybot @daveybot.bsky.social · 12d

I mean the opportunity's been there for a while, and they even started doing it! Then Covid got in the way of updating the legislation, then the various TERF groups got better-funded, then the media landscape shifted, and now nobody will touch it with a ten-foot pole.

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