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Billy Kay @billykayscot.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely adore this beautiful thistle vase by the French artist Eugène Feuillâtre, a famous enameler of the Art Nouveau period who was head of the Renée Lalique workshops & also worked for Tiffany & co. @joaokay.bluesky.social loves this period, knew his work & saw this vase recently.

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James Oswald @sirbenfro.bsky.social · 4d

Tiny Irene

Smol pale ginger Highland coo stands in a field of green grass. How she can see anything through her copious dossan is a mystery to me. Maybe she can’t.

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 4d

NEW: Extraordinary scenes in Amsterdam this afternoon (Sunday, Oct 5).

An estimated 250,000 bring the city to a standstill; people all wearing red to show solidarity with Palestine 🇵🇸

(🎥 Ahmed Zantac)

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Billy Kay @billykayscot.bsky.social · 4d

A pleasure to attend the wonderful Bookmark festival in Blairgowrie this morning in the company of Gail Wylie. Lovely to see @johnswinney.bsky.social and Elizabeth in the audience and to meet up with old friends @linanderson.bsky.social & James Robertson.

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Lin Anderson @linanderson.bsky.social · 4d

★★★★★ Review DRIFTNET - 'This is a thrilling, captivating and utterly put-downable tale which held me from the first page to the last. Read it - you won’t be disappointed' https://bit.ly/4nm35c5 #LinAnderson #Driftnet #Thriller #BloodyScotland

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Lin Anderson @linanderson.bsky.social · 4d

★★★★★THE DEAD AND THE DYING - 'Lin Anderson is a fantastic author and every one of her Rhona MacLeod books is so interesting, so tense, and so informative - it is difficult to put the books down.' https://bit.ly/4nrA9Q8
#Thriller #LinAnderson #TheDeadAndTheDying

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Lin Anderson @linanderson.bsky.social · 11d

★★★★★ Review DRIFTNET - 'This is a thrilling, captivating and utterly put-downable tale which held me from the first page to the last. Read it - you won’t be disappointed' https://bit.ly/4nm35c5 #LinAnderson #Driftnet #Thriller #BloodyScotland

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Lin Anderson @linanderson.bsky.social · 11d

★★★★★THE DEAD AND THE DYING - 'Lin Anderson is a fantastic author and every one of her Rhona MacLeod books is so interesting, so tense, and so informative - it is difficult to put the books down.' https://bit.ly/4nrA9Q8
#Thriller #LinAnderson #TheDeadAndTheDying

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Uilliam Mac ᚒᚔᚂᚂᚔᚐᚋ @uilliammac.bsky.social · 12d

The anti-Britcard petition is getting 500+ signatures per minute. Was it a McSweeney idea?
#Britcard

UK Parliament petition website screenshot.bIt shows 1,957,087 people having signed

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Talking-up Scotland @talking-upscotland.bsky.social · 12d

talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/09/27/f...

Former Labour minister Brian Wilson who called SNP opposition to nuclear ‘stupid’ is employed by nuclear industry

Brian Wilson would clearly talk to anyone if they asked him about the SNP With only 3 days left, support Talking-up Scotland’s work to counter the lies and get you the facts, daily, at: or by…

talkingupscotlandtwo.com

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“Rebellious Scots” 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 @markrich68.bsky.social · 12d

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Absolutely nailed it ! 👏

The SNP @snp.org · 14d

Farage built Brexit, and Brexit broke Britain.

Nigel Farage is the cause of the mess we’re in - not the solution.

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 13d

I’ve been clear - what’s happening in Gaza is a genocide.

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Lari Don @laridonwriter.bsky.social · 18d

I've never taken so long to research and write a book (due to #longcovid) so I've never been so delighted to hold a new book in my hands! I can't wait to share these #CelticTales, and @elisecillustration.com's stunning illustrations, with everyone! I don't have to wait long, it's published on 16 Oct

Shiny book on wooden table, black horse leaping across top of cover, seal wearing golden crown at bottom, wave of seawater curving between them. Title in green foil, centred between the horse and the seal: Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales, Magical Stories from Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Cornwall, the Isle of Man and Brittany. Two names in yellow at the bottom of the cover: Lari Don and Elise Carmichael

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Lin Anderson @linanderson.bsky.social · 25d

Hi there Alex. Delighted you enjoyed it. 😀

AJ Hawley's World of Crime @ajhawley.bsky.social · 27d

Really enjoyed watching the first event of this years @bloodyscotland.bsky.social with my digital pass. Thanks to @allangaw.bsky.social, @linanderson.bsky.social and @simontoyne.bsky.social

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Leslie Hills @skylinefilm.bsky.social · 28d

Tomorrow @bloodyscotland.bsky.social, wonderful @linanderson.bsky.social - 12.30 in the Albert Halls and just before that -

" This event will feature a Crime in the Spotlight reading from Frances Mckendrick (Words Fail Me)."

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Lin Anderson @linanderson.bsky.social · Sep 9

I'm opening the Bloody Scotland festival this year on the Friday afternoon with a SETTING THE (CRIME) SCENE event with Simon Toyne and Allan Gaw, chaired by the wonderful Professor James Grieve.
Info and tickets: https://bit.ly/3IpzG1l ##BloodyScotland #CrimeFiction

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Lin Anderson @linanderson.bsky.social · Sep 4

I'm opening the Bloody Scotland festival this year on the Friday afternoon with a SETTING THE (CRIME) SCENE event with Simon Toyne and Allan Gaw, chaired by the wonderful Professor James Grieve.
Info and tickets: https://bit.ly/3IpzG1l ##BloodyScotland #CrimeFiction

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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · Jul 19

Listen closely as Carl Sagan explains how regular people can create change!

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Tony Fisher @ponydish.bsky.social · Sep 1

I’m so excited for @bloodyscotland.bsky.social this year. Getting some nominee reading in ahead of the journey up north. @heathercritchlow.bsky.social @linanderson.bsky.social

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Duille @duille.com · Sep 1

"Seaweed Gatherer". Paul Sérusier. c.1890.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · Sep 1

No talk about the fact that immigration is a tiny issue that actually Asylum Seekers make up less than 0.1% of the population and the GDP.

And that by going on endlessly about a tiny, tiny issue we are instead missing all the large ones.

And this works great for Nigel Farage.

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Lost Glasgow @lostglasgow.bsky.social · Sep 1

Out this week, I got to factcheck the proofs for the publisher, Birlinn.

birlinn.co.uk/product/glas...

Glasgow: A New History | Birlinn Ltd - Independent Scottish Publisher - buy books online

Scotland’s largest city has always been one of the most vibrant, varied and fascinating places in the country. This new history of Glasgow begins with the river, for the Clyde made the city flourish. ...

birlinn.co.uk

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Aalia Mauro @aaliamauro.bsky.social · Sep 1

The problem isn’t refugees on boats. The problem is oligarchs hoarding obscene amounts of wealth while most people fight to stay afloat.

Wages aren't tied to inflation, so the working class keeps falling behind no matter how hard they work.

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J @jaybut707.bsky.social · Sep 1

Obviously it’s complete tosh.
The more interesting question is why is he saying it and who paid him to do so.
Who gains from English people losing their human rights?

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