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Jester mouse @jestermouse.bsky.social · 8m

I’m so glad we don’t have leaders that have gambled the family farm in this.

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Cllr Jack Caldwell 🇺🇦 @jackrmcaldwell.bsky.social · 1h

Leith is one of Scotland's (& the UK's) most densely populated neighbourhoods with loads of people walking, using a wheelchair, pushing a pram, or cycling down/across Easter Road.

But many drivers I spoke to also want to see calming measures & improvements. www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2025/10/10/e...

Edinburgh councillor starts campaign to improve safety on “scary” Leith junction - Deadline News

AN EDINBURGH councillor has launched a petition to urge his colleagues on the council to improve a notorious junction on Easter Road.

www.deadlinenews.co.uk

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 23h

YOU COULD PERHAPS HAVE LED WITH THE MOVIE PART

NPR @npr.org · 1d

A single nuclear warhead, of unknown origin, is heading toward the U.S. mainland in Kathryn Bigelow's new Netflix film. It's an unnerving scenario — but it's also thrilling to watch. n.pr/48przga

Every moment pops in the nuclear thriller 'A House of Dynamite'

A single nuclear warhead, of unknown origin, is heading toward the U.S. mainland in Kathryn Bigelow's new Netflix film. It's an unnerving scenario — but it's also thrilling to watch.

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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 22h

This strikes me as a pretty major Brexit shift from Starmer.

Perhaps the beginning of 'Brexit is sh1t and has caused real economic damage'.

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Ursula K. Le Guin @ursulakleguin.com · 1d

Today, The Word for World: The Maps of Ursula K. Le Guin opens at AA Gallery in London! Curated by Sarah Shin and Harriet Jennings, the exhibition presents a selection of Ursula's maps, including some that have never been exhibited before.

A photo of the entrance to The Word for World exhibition, with two banners hanging vertically down outside the doorway to a brick building with white-paned windows. A row of bicycles are parked in front. The banners are purple and white and say the name of the exhibition and Ursula K. Le Guin's name.

A cord-wrapped rock rests on a vivid blue background next to a map of and program for The Word for World exhibition.

A stack of copies of The Word for World book, which shows the title in vivid blue against a black cloth cover.

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Gregory Norminton @gregorynorminton.bsky.social · 2d

The party leading in opinion polls and the Opposition say global warming doesn't matter, drill baby drill.

James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 2d

That England has had its three worst harvests on record inside the past five years really should be being treated as a much bigger cause for concern than is currently the case. www.businessgreen.com/news/4520171...

'This is what farming with climate change looks like': England endures second worst harvest on record

New analysis confirms three of the five worst harvests on record have occurred in the past five years on the back of extreme heat, drought, and rainfall

www.businessgreen.com

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Adam Vaughan @adamvaughan.bsky.social · 3d

Officials in Downing Street have blocked publication of a report warning that the collapse of tropical rainforests could push up food prices in British supermarkets.

Story 👇
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...

No 10 blocks report on impact of rainforest collapse on food prices

Downing Street has vetoed release of an assessment that says the loss of the Amazon ecosystem could drive up food inflation as well as lead to mass migration

www.thetimes.com

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Jester mouse @jestermouse.bsky.social · 1d

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Green turtle bounces back from brink in conservation 'win'

Once endangered due to hunting, it is making a strong recovery thanks to global conservation efforts.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Jester mouse @jestermouse.bsky.social · 1d

Waiting for the right-wingers to defend this man’s right to free speech…

Man guilty of threatening to kill Nigel Farage www.bbc.com/news/article...

Man found guilty of threatening to kill Nigel Farage

Fayaz Khan, 26, is described by the prosecution as "a dangerous man with an interest in firearms".

www.bbc.com

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Cycling Scotland @cyclingscotland.bsky.social · 1d

🚴 From helping tackle transport poverty, to boosting skills and development, and supporting better road safety knowledge, #BikeabilityScotland cycle training is a powerful way of setting up our young people for happier, healthier lives.

Find out more: buff.ly/id1VTKI

New research shows young people cycle more after Bikeability Scotland training

Results from a three-year evaluation of Bikeability Scotland on-road (Level 2) training show a clear link between training and increased cycling frequency.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 1d

So refreshing to see someone challenge the smug, nasty Reform narrative

Anita R @venividiverily.bsky.social · 1d

I could watch Zack Polanski utterly wreck Zia Yusuf ALL DAY LONG.

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Jester mouse @jestermouse.bsky.social · 1d

I miss REAL journalists

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Will Norman @willnorman.co.uk · 1d

A growing body of research shows that 20mph is making our roads safer, reducing the number of people killed & seriously injured, while have little impact on journey times & no increase in pollution etc.

But still the naysayers will kick off … see predicable comments below!

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Jester mouse @jestermouse.bsky.social · 1d

I miss REAL journalists

Michelangelo & April O’Neil from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT)

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Jester mouse @jestermouse.bsky.social · 2d

Good to see a natural product making a comeback! 🐑 🧶

Sheep farmers say wool prices making a comeback www.bbc.com/news/article...

Sheep farmers say wool prices making a comeback

Farmers say they can now break even as demand increases for fleeces.

www.bbc.com

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Longstone Community Council @longstonecc.bsky.social · 2d

So this is what was going on this morning. Union Canal path between Redhall Park turnoff and Kingsknowe Station will be closed each day for the next couple of weeks from 8am - 4.30pm. Cutting back ash trees. Diversion in place. No notice of this in advance 👎🏼 @spokes.org.uk @sw20.info @edi.bike

Union Canal Tree Safety Works: Edinburgh

www.scottishcanals.co.uk

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Jester mouse @jestermouse.bsky.social · 2d

Michael Sheen to play incarnations 16-30 inclusive.

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Ember @ember-energy.org · 2d

Coal fell in both #China and #India in H1-2025 – temporarily in 🇮🇳 but more structurally in 🇨🇳

By contrast, clean sources didn't keep up with demand rise in the #US, while wind and hydro underperformed in the #EU, making 🇺🇸 and 🇪🇺 fossil generation grow

https://loom.ly/c-MNZSk

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HELLody SchreiBOO @melodyschreiber.com · 2d

The acting director of the CDC called for new, separate MMR shots. That would be "remarkably complicated, time-consuming, costly, but more importantly unnecessary," @jasonlschwartz.bsky.social told me:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Alarm as CDC calls for separate MMR vaccines despite measles outbreak

Concerns that three separate shots would be more costly and time-consuming, and keep kids from being vaccinated

www.theguardian.com

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Jester mouse @jestermouse.bsky.social · 2d

Is so, they got what they voted for.

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Grist @grist.org · 2d

As Trump champions fossil fuels, the world is betting on renewable energy.

Despite a U.S. retreat, solar and wind are overtaking fossil fuels globally, according to two new reports.

grist.org/internationa...

#GreenSky #Energy #Climate #Solar #Wind #Renewables

As Trump champions fossil fuels, the world is betting on renewable energy

Despite a U.S. retreat, solar and wind are overtaking fossil fuels globally, according to two reports published this week.

grist.org

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Jester mouse @jestermouse.bsky.social · 2d

Like a white posh version of Four Lions.

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Jester mouse @jestermouse.bsky.social · 2d

Why haven’t these young people properly integrated into society?

Jonny Morris @jonnymorris.bsky.social · 2d

Is this real or am I in a coma?

Young Conservative with a Doctor Who question mark pullover.

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kenny brown @kennybrown131.bsky.social · 2d

I went to a talk at Edinburgh City chambers a couple of nights ago. It was about another attempt to utilise the Edinburgh South Sub railway line for passengers. Some good work done by Heriot Watt undergraduates capitalrail.org.uk/wp-content/u...

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Ember @ember-energy.org · 2d

🌍 For the FIRST TIME on record, renewables generated more electricity than coal in H1-2025.

Renewables rose 363 TWh (+8%) to supply 34.2% of global power, while coal’s share fell to 33.1%.

https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/global-electricity-mid-year-insights-2025/

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