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6music @6music.bsky.social · 26d

“The Rat” by The Walkmen #nowplaying #6music

Ali Stoddart @alistoddart.bsky.social · Aug 9

@herring1967.bsky.social Throughly enjoyed today’s show with Nina. I went to the national gallery to the Andy Goldsworthy exhibition and I think he has stolen a march on your stone clearing enterprise!

An art gallery space full of stones collected from grace yards in Dumfries and Galloway

A map of Dumfries and Galloway with red stickers indicating the locations from where the stones were collected.

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Alice Fraser @alicefraser.bsky.social · Aug 9

Hallo friends! If you’re seeing this please give it a bit of love for the algorithm.

Hey! I’m in London! I’ll be at Soho Theatre 6-9 August doing my very silly show A Passion For Passion and in Edinburgh after then.

🎟️ https://www.alicecomedyfraser.com/upcoming-gigs

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The Daily Mash @the-daily-mash.bsky.social · Jul 27

Women better than men, again buff.ly/Hb6QLwj

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BeardedGenius @beardedgenius.bsky.social · Jul 11

Decent signing tbf

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Ali Stoddart @alistoddart.bsky.social · Jul 1

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Ballot Box Scotland @ballotbox.scot · Jul 1

Projecting Ipsos 12-18 Jun into seats (changes vs 25-31 Jan 24(!) / vs 2021; both on new boundaries):

SNP ~ 59 (+2 / -4)
Lab ~ 23 (-18 / +2)
Reform UK ~ 17 (+17 / +17)
Green ~ 16 (+5 / +6)
Con ~ 7 (-7 / -24)
Lib Dem ~ 7 (+1 / +3)

(Projection caveats: ballotbox.scot/projections)

Map of projected seats. SNP win 59 constituencies, Conservatives 1, Labour 5, Lib Dems 5, Greens 3. Regional list seats are 0 SNP, 6 Conservative, 18 Labour, 13 Green, 2 Lib Dem, 17 Reform UK. Labour lead in West, Glasgow and Edinburgh and Lothians East, SNP lead in other five regions. Gallagher Index is 15.1 - a lower index means a more proportional result.

Map of projected runners up and margins. SNP are second in 13 constituencies, Conservatives in 14, Labour in 41, Lib Dems in 3, Greens in 1, Reform UK in 1. Closest runner up for last list seat per region is Conservative in Highlands and Islands, North East and Central and West Lothian, Labour in West, Glasgow and Mid and Fife, Lib Dem in South, and Reform UK in Edinburgh and Lothians East. In percentage terms margins of victory are 13 constituencies below 5, 21 between 5 and 10, 27 between 10 and 20, 12 above 20.

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Ali Stoddart @alistoddart.bsky.social · Jul 1

Congrats to @estrangeirada.bsky.social and IPEN colleagues at @universityofleeds.bsky.social for publication of Guide on Principles of Parliamentary Public Engagement: www.idea.int/sites/defaul...

www.idea.int

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Ali Stoddart @alistoddart.bsky.social · Jun 9

How was Raskin’s cameo?

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Ali Stoddart @alistoddart.bsky.social · May 18

“She’s middle England.”

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Ali Stoddart @alistoddart.bsky.social · May 13

Is this the journalism that is needed in these times of democratic existential crisis!?

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · May 13

Review by Emily Heil: Burgers might be the reigning kings of fast-food dining, but in recent years, chicken has been taking a big (s)wing at the throne.

Here's where the chicken from each establishment ranks.

Review | Who has the best chicken tenders? We ranked 6 top fast-food brands.

McDonald’s debuted its new chicken strips, so we rounded up its competitors to see where it falls in the pecking order.

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Ali Stoddart @alistoddart.bsky.social · Apr 26

two men in tuxedos are sitting at a table eating

ALT: two men in tuxedos are sitting at a table eating

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Ali Stoddart @alistoddart.bsky.social · Apr 10

Watching US Committees a lot at the moment and wondering if @marcidale.bsky.social can tell me what the House and the Senate infrastructure is like to produce so many of these oversized signs at short notice as part of proceeding evidence?

Elected representative holds up large sign with 👊🇺🇸🔥 on it in Committee hearing.

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Ali Stoddart @alistoddart.bsky.social · Apr 5

*wear

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Ali Stoddart @alistoddart.bsky.social · Apr 5

If you were them with jeans then no! #yerda

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Martin Concagh @mconcagh.bsky.social · Apr 1

Dying at a binary age is an incredible bit, rest in peace hero

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Bletchley Park code breaker Betty Webb dies aged 101

Betty Webb MBE worked at Bletchley Park during World War Two intercepting enemy messages.

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Ali Stoddart @alistoddart.bsky.social · Apr 1

And that only… all the hype and then it’s like the original GTA! Hahahaha

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Ali Stoddart @alistoddart.bsky.social · Apr 1

“Unbelievable” indeed. #AprilFool

I’d have went with - “Fringe performers to have access to affordable accommodation.”

But no one would fall for that!

Edinburgh Festival Fringe @edfringe.bsky.social · Apr 1

Unbelievable news today as #Oasis reveal their true reason for performing in Edinburgh during August – so Noel and Liam can stage #edfringe shows of their own! 😮

Read all about it 👇
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Noel and Liam Gallagher to stage rival post-gig Fringe shows

The shows will take place after Oasis's Murrayfield gig on Saturday 09 August 2025

www.edfringe.com

Ali Stoddart @alistoddart.bsky.social · Mar 31

Watched it. Enjoyed it!

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Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · Mar 29

It may be an uncomfortable truth for society but sleep is infinitely better than waking life.

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Ali Stoddart @alistoddart.bsky.social · Mar 25

Burn it with fire… and not the toasting machine in Subway.

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Ali Stoddart @alistoddart.bsky.social · Mar 24

SFA ignored the question after the Euros. He should have went then.

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Ali Stoddart @alistoddart.bsky.social · Mar 22

What are “EventS”?

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Ali Stoddart @alistoddart.bsky.social · Mar 20

Does your book cover dyspraxia? I’m trying to come to terms with my condition and exploring how it impacts on executive function as well as motor skills and balance.

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Ali Stoddart @alistoddart.bsky.social · Mar 13

The pain and agony of getting to Waverley Steps after a long day and the escalators are out.

Ali Stoddart @alistoddart.bsky.social · Mar 12

Stay strong.

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