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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 3h

Trump said he sent Witkoff to meet with Putin, thinking it would take 15–20 minutes, and it turned out he knew nothing about Russia or Putin.

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Graeme Purves @gaspurves.bsky.social · 4h

Noctes Historicæ No. 94: The twerking blonde incident. 🤨
#HistoricEnvironmentScotland 🏰
#BuiltHeritage
#ScottishGovernance

Scottish heritage boss sanctioned for 'twerking' in front of Martin Compston

A MANAGER at Historic Environment Scotland (HES) was sanctioned after allegedly “twerking” in front of Hollywood actor Martin Compston,…

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Graeme Purves @gaspurves.bsky.social · 8h

If you are committed to a fairer future, why did Scottish Ministers run away from the SNP manifesto commitment to a bill that would address issues of fairness, equality, social justice and public interest in land ownership? 🧐
#LandReform

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Lowering the Expectations on Land Reform

In its 2021 manifesto, the SNP promised a new Land Reform Bill which would address issues of fairness, equality, and social justice in land ownership, use, and access. The Bill would ensure that t…

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 8h

Jon Kay says some people will say there can't be equivalence between Palestinian convicted criminals & Israelis taken from a music festival or their homes

Well done to Dr Khaled Dawas for explaining Palestinians live under occupation & it is their right to fight that occupation

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Huw C. Davies @huwcdavies.bsky.social · 20h

Reading Thiel, Yarvin, Peterson et al. makes you realise what passes for intellectual iconoclasm these days is all absolute bollocks. Why anyone gives any of these people the time of day let alone credibility is baffling.

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Susie M @wrathofgodherself.bsky.social · 8h

Hats for the modern, superior gentleman.
Hats for Heads of State.

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Jimmy Reid Foundation @reidfoundation.bsky.social · 8h

Palestine will never forget how Scotland stood by our side, says Palestinian ambassador. “You brought our students to study here, our wounded to heal here, and you reminded us, again and again, that we were never alone.”
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Palestine will never forget how Scotland stood by our side, says Palestinian ambassador

Husam Zomlot thanked John Swinney for speaking to US President Donald Trump about a ceasefire in Gaza earlier this year ...

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Graeme Purves @gaspurves.bsky.social · 8h

Never mind, Chris Murray, the Labour MP for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh since 2024, is Margaret Curran's son, so a glorious political dynasty continues. But can he save the Brunton Theatre? 🎭🧐

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Maureen Pickering @maureenpickering.bsky.social · 20h

Once you are identified as being a news source that consistently promotes misinformation then it should really be ‘Game Over talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/10/12/o...

Once you are identified as being a news source that consistently promotes misinformation then it should really be ‘Game Over

By Liz S MSM Monitor posted this on ‘X’ in respect to the BBC Sunday show: “The Sunday Show lined up Douglas Alexander and Margaret Curran to follow John Swinney’s conference interview. T…

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 8h

The National's front page today highlights how genocide was allowed to happen in Gaza, accompanied by a four-page special report 👇

The National's front page today: How genocide happened

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16h

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.

The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.

Read that back.

When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.

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Graeme Purves @gaspurves.bsky.social · 8h

I'm glas you are honest enough to admit that it is a genocide.

Graeme Purves @gaspurves.bsky.social · 9h

What do you intend to do about the Gaza genocide? 🧐

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Sam Bright @writesbright.bsky.social · 20h

It’s time that Russia’s malign influence on British politics was properly investigated.

Agree? Add your name 👇🏻

It’s time for a REAL Russia report

Putin’s fingerprints are all over our politics. It’s time to prove it.

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Graeme Purves @gaspurves.bsky.social · 9h

Moira Salmond donates treasured letter from Michael D. Higgins to Scottish museum:

Moira Salmond donates treasured letter to museum to mark husband's passing

Alex Salmond's widow Moira has donated a treasured letter to the Linlithgow Museum to mark the first anniversary of her husband passing.

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This Is My Glasgow @thisismyglasgow.bsky.social · 20h

Modern stained glass in the Lismore pub in the Partick area of Glasgow.

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#glasgow #stainedglass #architecture #architecturephotography #lismore #partick #thelismore #window #stainedglasswindow

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 11h

Looking across a still sea towards the munro 'Liathach' yesterday morning.

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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 1d

A gifted writer of #gothic & #horror fiction, Dorothy K. Haynes (1918–1987) was born #OTD, 12 Oct. Haynes & her twin brother spent 4 years in Aberlour Orphanage, from 1929 to 1933: last year, we republished her long out-of-print childhood memoir, HASTE YE BACK
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Annual Volume 53 (2023)

Edited by Craig Lamont Paperback, 240 pages Association for Scottish Literature, March 2024 Price £14.95 ISBN: 9781906841591 Order from our bookshop First published in 1973, Haste Ye Back is a lively…

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Graeme Purves @gaspurves.bsky.social · 1d

Culblean Hill, playing with fire in the Cairngorms National Park and the politics of muirburn | Nick Kempe for Parkswatch Scotland.
#ScottishEnvironment 🌱
#Cairngorms ⛰️
#Muirburn 🔥

Culblean Hill, playing with fire in the Cairngorms National Park and the politics of muirburn - parkswatchscotland

On Thursday 9th October, the same day Jim Fairlie the Scottish Government minister responsible announced a further 9 month delay in the “watered down” – excuse the phrase – muirburn licensing scheme,...

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Graeme Purves @gaspurves.bsky.social · 1d

That was a prompt. The pair of them are shamelessly making up provocations as they go along. 🫤

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Malcolm Combe @malcolmcombe.bsky.social · 1d

STV News coverage for a recent survey about land reform in Scotland, in anticipation of the vote on the new bill later the month. With commentary from various perspectives.
news.stv.tv/scotland/sco...

Scottish public support bigger changes on land reform, say charities

MSPs will vote on stage three of the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill later this month.

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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

Have you always thought that some work, whether making, caring, or educating, must be more valuable than shuffling wealth to make a short-term profit? If so, it turns out you're right. Quantum theory can explain why. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/10...

The Quantum Essays: The quantum difference between work and speculation

This is another in the Quantum Essays series. Like most of the others, this one arose from discussions between my wife, Jacqueline, and me. This one is, I think, one of the most important so far. In...

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Nick Reeves #FBPE #NAFO @nickreeves.bsky.social · 1d

Richard Tice - "Please welcome to the stage... Nathan Gill"

So much for Tice's claim to have never met Nathan Gill.

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Auntie Syzygy @auntiesyzygy.bsky.social · 1d

Wonderful Place - with a strip of extraordinary botany as well as all these archaeo finds. The ancients knew a capital P Place when they saw one. You can feel it's special, just being there.

NPicts @northernpicts.bsky.social · 1d

This weekend we’ve been out with our third year UoA UG students investigating shell
Middens at the Sands of Forvie on the Ythan estuary. Around 15 years ago we dug a series of middens at Forvie that turned out to be Pictish in date. Will this prove to be another example!? Early results look 👌

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