Beans on Toast
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Under the (fluffy, black and feline) paw. Very fond of beans on toast. Intermittent quiddler and dedicated hurkle-durkler. Views are my own, reposts aren't endorsements.
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We need your help.
@waterstones.bsky.social, without any direct communication with us, will be opening their 6th Edinburgh branch less than 100 metres from our front door at the Foot of the Walk in Leith.
Please read on for more information
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908...
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@waterstones.bsky.social, without any direct communication with us, will be opening their 6th Edinburgh branch less than 100 metres from our front door at the Foot of the Walk in Leith.
Please read on for more information
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908...
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Anger as Waterstones snaps up prime site on doorstep of independent bookshop
UK's biggest bookselling chain under fire over plans for new store beside Edinburgh tram line.
www.heraldscotland.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:28 AM
We need your help.
@waterstones.bsky.social, without any direct communication with us, will be opening their 6th Edinburgh branch less than 100 metres from our front door at the Foot of the Walk in Leith.
Please read on for more information
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908...
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@waterstones.bsky.social, without any direct communication with us, will be opening their 6th Edinburgh branch less than 100 metres from our front door at the Foot of the Walk in Leith.
Please read on for more information
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908...
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November 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Happy Doctor Who day!
November 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Happy Doctor Who day!
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The Bethany Christian Trust Rapid Re-accommodation Welcome Centre at Els House in Gorgie is available to anyone facing street homelessness this winter. It offers food, sleeping facilities and a high level of support to people who do not have any accommodation.
November 22, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The Bethany Christian Trust Rapid Re-accommodation Welcome Centre at Els House in Gorgie is available to anyone facing street homelessness this winter. It offers food, sleeping facilities and a high level of support to people who do not have any accommodation.
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GOOD NEWS! According to my councillor, the path should reopening tomorrow and officers will explore more sensible options
Ferry Road Path CLOSED to pedestrians and cyclists from today to 16 January for installation of a security fence at Leonardo. TTRO closure order was signed on Wednesday with the below diversion: www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/fi... #EdTravCyc @spokes.org.uk @edi.bike
November 21, 2025 at 5:38 PM
GOOD NEWS! According to my councillor, the path should reopening tomorrow and officers will explore more sensible options
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Edinburgh Council once again demonstrating what they really think about walking, cycling, running in this city.
This is the equivalent to closing the bypass for two months and directing drivers over the top of the Pentlands.
This is the equivalent to closing the bypass for two months and directing drivers over the top of the Pentlands.
Ferry Road Path CLOSED to pedestrians and cyclists from today to 16 January for installation of a security fence at Leonardo. TTRO closure order was signed on Wednesday with the below diversion: www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/fi... #EdTravCyc @spokes.org.uk @edi.bike
November 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Edinburgh Council once again demonstrating what they really think about walking, cycling, running in this city.
This is the equivalent to closing the bypass for two months and directing drivers over the top of the Pentlands.
This is the equivalent to closing the bypass for two months and directing drivers over the top of the Pentlands.
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The Covid Inquiry finds that if Boris Johnson had called the first lockdown even one week earlier then it could have saved at least 20,000 lives.
Here's a quick reminder of what Johnson was actually doing during those weeks
Here's a quick reminder of what Johnson was actually doing during those weeks
November 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The Covid Inquiry finds that if Boris Johnson had called the first lockdown even one week earlier then it could have saved at least 20,000 lives.
Here's a quick reminder of what Johnson was actually doing during those weeks
Here's a quick reminder of what Johnson was actually doing during those weeks
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The full film & piece is here.
Do the voters of Clacton think it’s okay for politicians to accept bribes from Russian spies?
www.thenerve.news/p/john-sween...
Do the voters of Clacton think it’s okay for politicians to accept bribes from Russian spies?
www.thenerve.news/p/john-sween...
An absent MP? A Russian traitor in Reform? When I go to Clacton, nobody seems to care
On the trail of the elusive Nigel Farage, John Sweeney visits his impoverished constituency – where even the prospect of Putin undermining British politics doesn’t raise many eyebrows
www.thenerve.news
November 20, 2025 at 8:39 AM
The full film & piece is here.
Do the voters of Clacton think it’s okay for politicians to accept bribes from Russian spies?
www.thenerve.news/p/john-sween...
Do the voters of Clacton think it’s okay for politicians to accept bribes from Russian spies?
www.thenerve.news/p/john-sween...
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Trump’s ICE is waiting outside hospital ERs in Charlotte to abduct people in their most desperate hours of need. The cruelty is the point.
November 19, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Trump’s ICE is waiting outside hospital ERs in Charlotte to abduct people in their most desperate hours of need. The cruelty is the point.
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“It broke my heart, that was my savings towards a new car,” one woman who paid Milne tens of thousands of pounds told us. “He has just wiped me out.”
Who is Andrew Milne - the solicitor sending "very aggressive" letters to Sheffield homeowners?
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
Who is Andrew Milne - the solicitor sending "very aggressive" letters to Sheffield homeowners?
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
A London lawyer bought hundreds of Sheffield freeholds. Then the ‘very aggressive’ letters arrived
Exclusive: The Tribune can reveal that Andrew Milne has threatened leaseholders with high court action. It ‘broke my heart’ one woman says
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 3:20 PM
“It broke my heart, that was my savings towards a new car,” one woman who paid Milne tens of thousands of pounds told us. “He has just wiped me out.”
Who is Andrew Milne - the solicitor sending "very aggressive" letters to Sheffield homeowners?
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
Who is Andrew Milne - the solicitor sending "very aggressive" letters to Sheffield homeowners?
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
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What a photograph.
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
November 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
What a photograph.
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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You simply don't get a sense of the hidden architecture lurking beneath Edinburgh's South Bridge from street level until you look at the cross-sectional view.
retrospectjournal.com/2024/11/10/a...
retrospectjournal.com/2024/11/10/a...
November 12, 2025 at 12:04 PM
You simply don't get a sense of the hidden architecture lurking beneath Edinburgh's South Bridge from street level until you look at the cross-sectional view.
retrospectjournal.com/2024/11/10/a...
retrospectjournal.com/2024/11/10/a...
@classicfm.com Lucy in Edinburgh is settled in for Pet Classics! #petclassics
November 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
@classicfm.com Lucy in Edinburgh is settled in for Pet Classics! #petclassics
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Elon Musk’s legacy
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Elon Musk’s legacy
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Word of the Day is ‘catchfart’ (17th century): an obsequious individual who sucks up to the boss and always follows the political wind.
November 7, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Word of the Day is ‘catchfart’ (17th century): an obsequious individual who sucks up to the boss and always follows the political wind.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
@classicfm.com Lucy in Edinburgh is enjoying #petclassics Thanks for all the lovely music, it really does help to keep her calm!
November 5, 2025 at 6:02 PM
@classicfm.com Lucy in Edinburgh is enjoying #petclassics Thanks for all the lovely music, it really does help to keep her calm!
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From 'Politics and the English Language' by George Orwell
November 5, 2025 at 8:56 AM
From 'Politics and the English Language' by George Orwell
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“Tram-trains can run on-street and traditional rail lines, different from previous ‘South Sub’ proposals.
“Tram-train services would run west from Portobello along the South Sub & connect to the current tram at Murrayfield; then continue to Princes Street & Leith or Edinburgh Park & the airport.”
“Tram-train services would run west from Portobello along the South Sub & connect to the current tram at Murrayfield; then continue to Princes Street & Leith or Edinburgh Park & the airport.”
South Sub idea gaining traction
The new campaign to reopen a railway line in southern Edinburgh to passenger services held a meeting at the City Chambers when they outlined their proposals to an audience of more than 100 people. Tram Trains for Edinburgh (TTfE) wants to reintroduce passenger…
The new campaign to reopen a railway line in southern Edinburgh to passenger services held a meeting at the City Chambers when they outlined their proposals to an audience of more than 100 people. Tram Trains for Edinburgh (TTfE) wants to reintroduce passenger…
South Sub idea gaining traction
The new campaign to reopen a railway line in southern Edinburgh to passenger services held a meeting at the City Chambers when they outlined their proposals to an audience of more than 100 people. Tram Trains for Edinburgh (TTfE) wants to reintroduce passenger train or tram-train services on the Edinburgh South Suburban Railway and link the line to existing networks. …
theedinburghreporter.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM
“Tram-trains can run on-street and traditional rail lines, different from previous ‘South Sub’ proposals.
“Tram-train services would run west from Portobello along the South Sub & connect to the current tram at Murrayfield; then continue to Princes Street & Leith or Edinburgh Park & the airport.”
“Tram-train services would run west from Portobello along the South Sub & connect to the current tram at Murrayfield; then continue to Princes Street & Leith or Edinburgh Park & the airport.”
@spurtle.bsky.social I've just seen the position of the big wheel in East Princes Street Gardens. It's right next to two mature trees - how on earth has this been approved as surely it must be damaging them. Sorry for the poor quality photo, it was taken from a moving tram.
November 2, 2025 at 12:13 PM
@spurtle.bsky.social I've just seen the position of the big wheel in East Princes Street Gardens. It's right next to two mature trees - how on earth has this been approved as surely it must be damaging them. Sorry for the poor quality photo, it was taken from a moving tram.
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Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
October 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
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Time to repost this…
October 29, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Time to repost this…
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"Federal agents fired a pepper round that struck the pastor of the College Heights United Church of Christ. The impact caked his face in orange powder...
“I’m in a lot of pain,” the pastor texted from the emergency room, “He clearly was aiming for the face.”
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
“I’m in a lot of pain,” the pastor texted from the emergency room, “He clearly was aiming for the face.”
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
October 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
"Federal agents fired a pepper round that struck the pastor of the College Heights United Church of Christ. The impact caked his face in orange powder...
“I’m in a lot of pain,” the pastor texted from the emergency room, “He clearly was aiming for the face.”
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
“I’m in a lot of pain,” the pastor texted from the emergency room, “He clearly was aiming for the face.”
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
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Bertrand Russell to Oswald Mosley. Perfection.
October 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Bertrand Russell to Oswald Mosley. Perfection.